Career Development  -->  Law Firm Economics

It's a Small World: Globalization
With technology breaking down the barriers of time and distance and the rapid globalization of business, the next logical step is for law firms to expand internationally. [read]

Merger Mania and Megafirms
Consolidation of the legal profession has heated up over the past several years. The push to merge, acquire, and grow is fueled by . . . [read]

Law is Big Business
Over the past 25 year or so, the practice of law has been transformed from a genteel profession to big business. Lawyers have become profit centers . . . [read]

Across the Sea: Outsourcing and Offshoring
Outsourcing in the legal profession is not totally unprecedented, but sending it overseas is a new wrinkle. [read]

Time is Money
Billing by the hour is central to private law practice today... [read]

Pumping Up Profits Per Partner
The new AmLaw 100 rankings have just been released, and the top firms continue to jockey for position... [read]

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