Comments on: Why a Bad Economy is Good News for US-Based Independent Contract Lawyers http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2008/11/26/why-a-bad-economy-is-good-news-for-us-based-independent-contract-lawyers/ All about the practice of legal research and writing, and how to start and run a successful legal research and writing practice Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:32:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lisa Solomon http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2008/11/26/why-a-bad-economy-is-good-news-for-us-based-independent-contract-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-3166 Lisa Solomon Mon, 01 Dec 2008 04:37:27 +0000 http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2008/11/26/why-a-bad-economy-is-good-news-for-us-based-independent-contract-lawyers/#comment-3166 test comment test comment

]]> By: Joe Miller http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2008/11/26/why-a-bad-economy-is-good-news-for-us-based-independent-contract-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-3159 Joe Miller Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:49:17 +0000 http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2008/11/26/why-a-bad-economy-is-good-news-for-us-based-independent-contract-lawyers/#comment-3159 Large law firms will soon go the way of the radio business. Being a US-based contract attorney may seem tough now, but what is going to happen is that CAs are going to begin taking on higher level work. Since law firms are sending jobs to India they won't be able to hang their hats on what schools their associates attended to justify obscene salaries. CAs are going to rebel. It's not a question of "if" but "when." Large law firms will soon go the way of the radio business. Being a US-based contract attorney may seem tough now, but what is going to happen is that CAs are going to begin taking on higher level work. Since law firms are sending jobs to India they won’t be able to hang their hats on what schools their associates attended to justify obscene salaries. CAs are going to rebel. It’s not a question of “if” but “when.”

]]> By: drdoc http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2008/11/26/why-a-bad-economy-is-good-news-for-us-based-independent-contract-lawyers/comment-page-1/#comment-3157 drdoc Thu, 27 Nov 2008 00:35:14 +0000 http://legalresearchandwritingpro.com/blog/2008/11/26/why-a-bad-economy-is-good-news-for-us-based-independent-contract-lawyers/#comment-3157 The rates for contract attorneys are going down, law firms start to believe that a couple of hours overtime will a) make them experts and b) will get the job done. Contract attorneys are at the bottom of the food chain and the recession does not help. The rates for contract attorneys are going down, law firms start to believe that a couple of hours overtime will a) make them experts and b) will get the job done.

Contract attorneys are at the bottom of the food chain and the recession does not help.

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