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Jun. 23, 2012

Declining Prospects

The growth of major law firms in the US and their increased utilization of leverage are two of the most significant changes that have negatively affected working conditions. By Michael H. Trotter


By Michael H. Trotter

Chapter Three


Why Working Conditions Have Declined


As the major business practice firms became more profitable to their lawyers, working conditions for the lawyers declined. In May of 2005 I participated in the first session of the Raise the Bar colloquium on working conditions in the legal profession sponsored by the Litigation Section of the American Bar Association. The subtitle of the col...

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