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Law Practice

May 14, 2009

Legal Work Drops Sharply In L.A., Not S.F.

The San Francisco Bay Area was a bright spot among the world's major legal markets during the first quarter of the year, while business at firms in Los Angeles was hit as badly as other major markets.

By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Bay Area was a bright spot among the world's major legal markets during the first quarter of the year, while business at firms in Los Angeles was hit as badly as in other major markets.

Demand for law firms' services in San Francisco only dipped 1.2 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the Hildebrandt Peer Monitor Economic Index released Monday. I...

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