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Book SynopsisLarge law firms have become a dominant feature of the legal landscape in the United States and elsewhere. This volume of Studies in Law, Politics, and Society examines the situation of large law firms.
Table of ContentsList of Contributors. EDITORIAL BOARD. Measuring law firm culture. Rejecting the culture of independence: Corporate lawyers as committed to their clients. Law firm strategies for human capital: Past, present, future. Taxes and death: The rise and demise of an American law firm. From policy to practice: Assessing the effect of large law firm pro bono structure on pro bono commitment. “If you become his second wife, you are a fool”: Shifting paradigms of the roles, perceptions, and working conditions of legal secretaries in large law firms. Racial and ethnic minority representation in large U.S. law firms. Studies in law, politics, and society. Studies in law, politics, and society. Copyright page.