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Law Practice

Dec. 5, 2012

Big firms poised to hire real estate lawyers amid resurgence in work

As the real estate market continues to rise from its slump, legal observers say larger firms will increasingly scramble to pull real estate attorneys away from boutiques.


By Ameera Butt


Daily Journal Staff Writer


At many big law firms, the real estate market's nosedive five years ago decimated their departments focusing on the sector, and many refugees sought work at smaller boutique firms.


Now that developers are beginning once again to churn dirt on new projects and certain areas of the industry, including multifamily complexes, are heating back up, the smaller firms are trying to hold onto their recent...

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