law firms
The Five Most Noteworthy Large Law Firm Recruiting Trends
March 16, 2013
As co-founder and President of JD Match, the first online platform designed to connect law firms with law students, I've seen firsthand some trends in large firm recruiting that would have seemed unusual — even unheard of — just a few years ago. In this issue of BigLaw, I'll offer my perspective. But first, as economists, statisticians, and smart business managers know, "averages lie." In the limited space I have, I'm constrained to speak in terms of averages across the industry. If your...
March 16, 2013
As co-founder and President of JD Match, the first online platform designed to connect law firms with law students, I've seen firsthand some trends in large firm recruiting that would have seemed unusual — even unheard of — just a few years ago. In this issue of BigLaw, I'll offer my perspective. But first, as economists, statisticians, and smart business managers know, "averages lie." In the limited space I have, I'm constrained to speak in terms of averages across the industry. If your...
$800 an hour rates and a shift noted toward larger and larger law firms
March 13, 2013
Aric Press writes in the Jan. 2013 American Lawyer at 134 about an analysis he did of law firm billing data from 37 substantial companies. CT TyMetrix provided the data and Aric explored various findings, such as total hours billed over a three year period and total external spending. One finding that struck me was that $800-an-hour-and-up billings accounted for 179,768 hours during the first two quarters of 2012 out of a total of 2,796,077 hours. That means a bit more than six percent of all the hours...
March 13, 2013
Aric Press writes in the Jan. 2013 American Lawyer at 134 about an analysis he did of law firm billing data from 37 substantial companies. CT TyMetrix provided the data and Aric explored various findings, such as total hours billed over a three year period and total external spending. One finding that struck me was that $800-an-hour-and-up billings accounted for 179,768 hours during the first two quarters of 2012 out of a total of 2,796,077 hours. That means a bit more than six percent of all the hours...
ABA Journal: Boom years for law firms were an aberration, report says
January 22, 2013
ABA Journal: Boom years for law firms were an aberration, report says http://goo.gl/5OGb4
January 22, 2013
ABA Journal: Boom years for law firms were an aberration, report says http://goo.gl/5OGb4
ABA Journal: Some Brick-and-Mortar Law Firms Also Offer Cheaper, Web-Based Services
December 9, 2012
ABA Journal: Some Brick-and-Mortar Law Firms Also Offer Cheaper, Web-Based Services http://goo.gl/Epz1I
December 9, 2012
ABA Journal: Some Brick-and-Mortar Law Firms Also Offer Cheaper, Web-Based Services http://goo.gl/Epz1I
