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Feb. 10, 2009

Revisiting 'The Gauntlet'

As firms increasingly turn to layoffs, Lauren Stiller Rikleen's indictment of law firm practices, "Ending the Gauntlet," is worth revisiting, writes Victoria Pynchon. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Victoria Pynchon

According to statistics being updated monthly at the "Law Shucks" Layoff Tracker (lawshucks.com/layoff-tracker/#ytd-chart), 10 national law firms have each axed between 50 and 270 lawyers since the first of January. During that same time, half a dozen others have laid off between 25 and 50 working attorneys. Bloggers and legal pundits who have been predicting the demise of "Big Firm" practice for years have ...

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