Introduction : BigLaw -- Business and profession : bridging the divide -- Clients in the driver's seat -- Encouraging entrepreneurs -- Entrepreneurs and collaboration -- Pruning for productivity -- The material economy of compensation -- The symbolic economy of compensation -- Luring laterals -- Trusted advisors and service providers -- Conclusion : Money and meaning in the modern law firm.
Summary:
"This is a study on how the culture and practices of large corporate law-firms and lawyers have responded to the contemporary competitive market for legal services. Focusing on the period since 2008, when the Great Recession caused a precipitous decline in big-firm revenues, Mitt Regan and Lisa Rohrer look at how big firms have changed the way they practice law through a series of interviews with over 250 partners and associates at big law firms. The authors center their research on the large law firm because the influence of so-called "BigLaw" is felt throughout the industry"-- Provided by publisher.
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