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May 25, 2021 at 12:08 PM
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Ed. note: A version of this column originally appeared on Original Jurisdiction, the latest Substack publication from David Lat. You can learn more about Original Jurisdiction on its About page, and you can subscribe through this signup page.
By now we all know the story of how the Am Law 100 fared in 2020. Contrary to what many of us predicted, the Am Law 100, the nation’s 100 largest law firms by revenue, hit new highs in terms of gross revenue, revenue per lawyer, and profits per equity partner. For Biglaw, last year was a very, very good year.
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The coming wave of consolidation among law firms is a perpetual topic of discussion and speculation. The basic narrative is that the richest, most successful firms are pulling away from the rest of the industry, and firms below the top tier will be forced to merge in order to grow and remain competitive.
The notion that consolidation could be the panacea for challenges facing less profitable firms has always been questionable. But whether you buy into that particular narrative or not, it is incontrovertible that the legal industry remains remarkably fragmented in comparison to other professional services sectors.
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Our next thought is a shameless, self-laudatory “we told you so” point. Last spring, most media reports were all forecasting doom and gloom for the legal industry, reporting on compensation cuts, layoffs, furloughs and the like. On the other hand, a year ago, nearly to the day, in this Above the Law post, we predicted the opposite, saying (among other things):
Until the dust settles, most would agree that the near-term demand for legal services will be only in “essential” areas, such as healthcare, employment, bankruptcy, and criminal law. The dust will eventually settle, though. Then there will be an UNPRECEDENTED level of demand for legal services. Unlike the aftermath of the 2008 Great Recession, where the legal industry was unable to drive any aspects of a recovery, the U.S. legal industry can be a critical forc
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