Tournament of Lawyers
The Transformation of the Big Law Firm

205 pages
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56 graphs, 9 tables
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6 x 9
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© 1991
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Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
2. The Emergence of the Big Firm
3. Circa 1960: The Golden Age of the Big Law Firm
4. The Transformation
The Changing Environment of the Big Firm
The Transformation of the Big Firm
The "New Information Order" of the Law
5. Explaining Big-Firm Growth and Change: The Promotion-to-Partner Tournament
The Pattern of Growth
Toward A Theory of Exponential Growth
Some Alternative Theories of the Kink in Post-1970 Growth
Confronting the Constraints on Exponential Growth
6. Metamorphoses? A Brief Inquiry into the Future Shape of Law Practice
Appendix A: Data on the Size of Law Firms
Appendix B: Regression Results
Appendix C: Graphs of Firm Size
Bibliography
Index
1. Introduction
2. The Emergence of the Big Firm
3. Circa 1960: The Golden Age of the Big Law Firm
4. The Transformation
The Changing Environment of the Big Firm
The Transformation of the Big Firm
The "New Information Order" of the Law
5. Explaining Big-Firm Growth and Change: The Promotion-to-Partner Tournament
The Pattern of Growth
Toward A Theory of Exponential Growth
Some Alternative Theories of the Kink in Post-1970 Growth
Confronting the Constraints on Exponential Growth
6. Metamorphoses? A Brief Inquiry into the Future Shape of Law Practice
Appendix A: Data on the Size of Law Firms
Appendix B: Regression Results
Appendix C: Graphs of Firm Size
Bibliography
Index
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