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Law firms are no strangers to the boom-and-bust cycle. Not long ago, the attention of the legal profession seemed fixed on million dollar profits per partner and starting associate salaries of $160,000. Now the headlines are all about postponing the hiring of new law school graduates, associate and staff layoffs, and the “de-equitization” or demotion of under-performing partners. The largest firms are facing a new economy shaped by a “perfect storm” in which ...Read More »
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