Inside Corporate Secretary

June 2009

Disappearing act

• Law firms lay off associates and partners in unprecedented numbers
• Corporate counsel consider how staffing levels affect work product
• Companies balk at paying for lawyer training time
• Clients push for alternatives to billable-hour model
• In-house law departments see many law firm refugees they want to hire

By Anna Snider

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