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Firm Watch

Apr. 26, 2012

After devastation, associate recruiters seek recovery from recession

Many say law firm dynamics have fundamentally changed their business.


By Kevin Lee


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Lee Kuhn had an idea of the initial struggles in store for her when she left a statewide legal recruiting agency in late 2009 to start Ryder Smith Legal Search based in San Francisco.


That year, the legal market had fallen under the full brunt of the recession and law firms were cutting costs to stay profitable. Associates, useful for firm support but lacking their own books of business, were among the f...

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