Large Firms
Jul. 2, 2009
Orrick Shakes Up Big-Firm Staffing Model
San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, home to 1,100 attorneys worldwide, is fundamentally reshuffling its staffing model. The point? Orrick Chairman and Chief Executive Ralph Baxter says it's to cut costs, because clients aren't willing to pay what they used to for big-firm legal services.
By Jill Redhage
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Not every detail is ironed out. But it's happening. San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, home to 1,100 attorneys worldwide, is fundamentally reshuffling its staffing model. The point? To cut costs, because clients are unwilling to pay what they used to for big firm legal services. "Clients no longer have a positive view of a system in which lawyers get paid more and generate...
Daily Journal Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Not every detail is ironed out. But it's happening. San Francisco-based Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, home to 1,100 attorneys worldwide, is fundamentally reshuffling its staffing model. The point? To cut costs, because clients are unwilling to pay what they used to for big firm legal services. "Clients no longer have a positive view of a system in which lawyers get paid more and generate...
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