Briefing | Law firms

A less gilded future

The legal business has undergone not only recession but also structural change. Ever-growing profits are no longer guaranteed. Nor, for some firms, is survival

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This article appeared in the Briefing section of the print edition under the headline “A less gilded future”

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May 7th 2011
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