BigLaw: Money and Meaning in the Modern Law Firm

by Mitt Regan

Book Overview

The Great Recession intensified large law firms' emphasis on financial performance, leading to claims that lawyers in these firms were now guided by business rather than professional values. Based on interviews with more than 250 partners in large firms, Mitt Regan and Lisa H. Rohrer suggest that the reality is much more complex. It is true that large firm hiring, promotion, compensation, and termination policies are more influenced by business considerations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 022674213X
• ISBN13: 9780226742137
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"