The nirvana fallacy in law firm regulation debates.(Professional Challenges in Large Firm Practices)

From: Fordham Urban Law Journal | Date: November 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

"[L]awyers can no longer look back a generation for their managerial models." (1)

Most commentators would agree that large law firms have outgrown collegial management and self-regulation. With hundreds--and, in some firms, thousands--of lawyers, (2) multiple national and international offices, (3) an increasing number of mergers, (4) and significant lateral mobility, (5) partners no longer can rely on social ties and informal, face-to-face interaction for making decisions, conveying firm policy, or monitoring the quality of lawyers' work. In the words of one managing ...

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