Law firms are trying to operate more like businesses. As they move in that direction, there is a time and a place where they’ll have to adjust capacity. Generally, the industry has come to terms with the fact that firms will need to conduct layoffs and that shouldn’t be a sign of weakness or a threat to stability.

In fact, you could make that argument that is a sign of a well-run business and that could be attractive to some attorneys and partners.

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— Kristin Stark, a legal consultant at Fairfax Associates, in comments given to The Recorder, concerning Biglaw firms’ need to trim headcount and conduct layoffs with transparency, rather than resorting to stealth layoffs.

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