BigLaw partner here. Great article - but from my perspective, the best part by far was the deep dig into Mayer Brown. Always interesting to look under the hood of another firm, especially another "Chicago model" firm. As others have commented, I wonder about overgeneralizing - we've been hearing about the collapse of the law firm model certainly for the 30 years I have been practicing. That said, there's no question the 2008-09 financial crisis and its lingering economic doldrums have been harsher on law firms than any other recession in my professional life.
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BigLaw partner here. Great article - but from my perspective, the best part by far was the deep dig into Mayer Brown. Always interesting to look under the hood of another firm, especially another "Chicago model" firm. As others have commented, I wonder about overgeneralizing - we've been hearing about the collapse of the law firm model certainly for the 30 years I have been practicing. That said, there's no question the 2008-09 financial crisis and its lingering economic doldrums have been harsher on law firms than any other recession in my professional life.
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