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Law Practice,
Law Office Management

Dec. 21, 2020

Many law firms had a better year than they expected

While many firms have navigated this year’s uncertainty well — and better than they may have anticipated — that has not been the case for all.

As a year unlike any other draws to a close, some leaders in the legal sector are looking back at firm growth and hiring and reflecting on the fact that their grim initial expectations were not realized.

“We were expecting hiring to really grind to a halt,” said Avery Ellis, national executive managing director of Mestel Inc. “It’s been quite a bit better than what we expected at the beginning of the pandemic. It’s certainly picked ...

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