Word that some big law firms may do away with lockstep pay increases and reduce their associates' base salaries beyond the cuts already instituted comes as little surprise to legal trend watchers. The Above the Law blog published a report late last month...

A new national survey reveals deep divisions between corporate counsel and private practice attorneys over the current state of the legal industry, the impact of the economic downturn and what the future holds for the law firm business model. The just-released...

The push for law firms to find creative ways to change billing structures is leading to greater use of alternative fee arrangements. We’ve seen headlines recently about the death of the billable hour and the increased use of new fee structures.  LegalBizDev...

Few would argue that the legal industry isn’t in need of drastic changes—or that these changes aren’t in the process of being violently made. For over a century law firms have operated on a professional services model, which focused on...