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Perspective

May 22, 2013

A profession in crisis, blinded by short-term thinking

In "The Lawyer Bubble," Steven J. Harper discusses how short-term thinking has blinded some of the nation's finest minds. The following is an excerpt from Chapter 5, "The Transformation of Big Law Firms."



A noble profession is facing its defining moment. From law schools to the prestigious firms that represent the pinnacle of a legal career, a crisis is unfolding. In "The Lawyer Bubble," Steven J. Harper discusses how short-term thinking has blinded some of the nation's finest minds. The following is an excerpt from Chapter 5, "The Transformation of Big Law Firms."

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In 1976, most of my fellow law stu...

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