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  • November 22, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Big Firms Growing, But Just Barely

    Is this what they mean by a jobless recovery? The nation's 250 largest law firms continued to grow last year, but just barely. The attorney head count inched up by 1.5 percent, compar

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  • June 1, 2011 | The American Lawyer

    A Chasm With Consequences

    Let's start with one fact: There is now a $1.1 million gap between the average profits per partner of the top 23 firms on The Am Law 200, as ranked by PPP, and the average of the next

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  • February 13, 2003 | The Recorder

    Hitting the Wall

    Julia Ann Matheson, an intellectual property specialist who has handled trademark matters for Internet search-engine company Google Inc., has made short shrift of one usurper after another of

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  • August 4, 2003 | National Law Journal

    Online Divorce Services Spark Debate

    You might think a couple wanting a quick divorce would first stop at a lawyer's office � or maybe two lawyers' offices, one for each. Not necessarily. Their first stop may be the computer. Wel

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  • November 16, 2000 | New York Law Journal

    Posting a Privacy Policy Is Not Enough

    During the past two years, an increasing number of Web sites have adopted privacy policies describing for users how the sites collect and use personal data. Significantly, these policies gener

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  • November 15, 2004 | National Law Journal

    Big Firms Growing -- by a Thin 1.5 Percent

    Is this what they mean by a jobless recovery? The nation's 250 largest law firms continued to grow last year, but just barely. The attorney head count inched up by 1.5 percent, compare

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  • November 23, 2005 | The American Lawyer

    Is the Magic Circle Becoming the Tragic Circle?

    Britain's $18 billion legal market might seem miniscule compared to the $180 billion U.S. market. But numbers can be deceiving. Take a look at any global survey of law firms. Four British firm

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  • November 9, 1999 | The Recorder

    Covington's Gamble

    James Snipes knows what he's up against in San Francisco. On the East Coast, his 80-year-old, Washington, D.C.-based law firm boasts major name recognition and commands instant respect. It'

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  • June 15, 2009 | New York Law Journal

    Accolades

    Tonight at its 10th anniversary program, The Burton Foundation, a nonprofit academic organization, will present its 2009 Awards for Legal Achievement in

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  • February 12, 2007 | Lawfirminc.

    Law Firm Leaders Have Mergers on the Mind

    When the history of the modern law firm gets written -- remember, there are Ph.D. candidates born every day -- one of the key turning points will be the advent of the professional executive directo

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