Lawyers Money and Success

money: Lawyers Money and Success

• Preface
• The Paradox
• Invention of the Corporate Law Firm and Its Evolution into the Large Law Firm
• Emergence of the Large Law Firm as the Dominant Element of the Profession
• The Decline of Cost-Effectiveness Within the Large Law Firm
• The Magic of the Emperor's New Clothes Suspends the Law of Supply and Demand
• Excessive Legal Fees: The Count Dracula Clients Cannot Stake
• Excessive Legal Fees: Even the Courts Can't Stake Dracula
• Lawyers and Their Discontents
• The Pervasive Public Distrust of Lawyers
• Through a Glass Darkly
• First Challenge: Client Control of Fees
• Second Challenge: Increased Court Control Over Legal Proceedings and Lawyer Conduct
• Third Challenge: The Bite of Competition
• Fourth Challenge: Restlessness in the Workplace
• The Shape of Law Firms to Come: Professional Management
• The Shape of Law Firms to Come: Integrity and Quality Control
• The Shape of Law Firms to Come: Competitiveness and Job Satisfaction
• L'Envoi--Visions in the Crystal Ball
• Notes

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