Large Firms
May 28, 2008
In Lean Times, Clients Give Lawyers Advice
In these lean times, law firms are taking their cues from clients who are demanding cheaper legal services. Among the solutions they've come up with are using nonpartnership-track lawyers, contract attorneys, local services hubs and offering professional courtesy discounts."This frees up resources for our clients," said Jonathan M. Ocker, chair of Orrick's Global Compliance and Compensation and Benefits groups, which advises corporations of legal billing matters.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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LOS ANGELES - One day nearly three years ago, Cisco Systems Inc.'s general counsel Mark Chandler, well-known for his innovative approach to improving outside counsel relationships, came to Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe chairman Ralph Baxter with a problem.
Over lunch, Chandler told Baxter that h...
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