Screen LibraryBigLaw : money and meaning in the modern law firm /
"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...
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The University of Chicago Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Chicago, IL : |
| Publication Dates: | 2021. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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The Chicago series in law and society
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"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"-- |
| Carrier Form: | vii, 281 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-266) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780226742137 022674213X 9780226741949 022674194X |
| Index Number: | KF300 |
| CLC: | D971.265 |
| Call Number: | D971.265/R333-1 |
| Contents: | 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. |