One in three law firm managers expects to be involved in a merger or acquisition during the next year, according to joint research published by accountancy firm BDO and legal consultancy Jomati.
The survey, which canvassed the opinions of management at 55 U.K. and international firms, reveals that two-thirds of law firms have been involved in some form of merger or acquisition talks during the past 12 months, with 82 percent of those questioned stating that consolidation will be the greatest force for change in the legal sector in the coming years.
via Survey Shows British, International Firms Expect More Mergers.
Shocking? Temp Attorneys Must Review 80 Documents Per Hour
Temporary attorneys doing document review for an unnamed firm were sent the following email on Monday:
Some commenters to the post found it unsurprising “i cant believe people are doing less than 80 docs per hour on a doc review” and some such a review impossible.
Legal Blog Watch (hat tip to the ABA Journal) noted the issues with requiring such a review:
The demand for the review of “80 docs an hour” highlights the extent to which document review has now been commoditized in the legal world. Despite being a supposedly important part of the discovery and investigative process in legal proceedings, and despite the sometimes dire consequences if the role is not performed correctly, some clients and law firms continue to prioritize speed and cost-savings above all else.
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