As some of you know, I spent the majority of my youth trying to get out of Texas. I succeeded by going to college in the Northeast, and never looked back. I’ve been a die-hard New Yorker for decades now, yet Texans won’t leave me alone. They keep telling me that I’ve made a big lifestyle mistake—that I’d be living in an 28-room manse and eating decent Tex-Mex if only I had parked my boots in Houston.
For reasons I can’t fathom, Texas seems to be the place to be. Once again, The National Jurist has put Dallas and Houston on its top 10 list of cities for young lawyers. Weighing three factors (salary to cost of living; size of legal community; and social/cultural offerings), the Jurist recently published the 20 best and worst cities for newbie lawyers.
