RECENT ARTICLES ON NEW LAW FIRM/LEGAL DELIVERY MODELS Many legal professionals see the current economic downturn as a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to create real change in their relationships with outside counsel and the press is covering these changes on an almost daily basis. Recent articles on the topic include: May 27, 2009 Pay Follows Practice Area for Post & Schell Karen Sloan The National Law Journal May 27, 2009 May 26, 2009 For Large Firms, Alternative Billing Makes Inroads Gina Passarella The Legal Intelligencer May 26, 2009 Virtual Law Firms Stay Afloat in Tough Times Solo practitioners, virtual law firms and contract attorneys are seeing a rise in business from corporations By Katheryn Hayes Tucker Fulton County Daily Report May 26, 2009 May 25, 2009 Roughing It: It's Summertime, But the Working Isn't As Easy By Jeanne Graham and Brenda Sapino Jeffreys Texas Lawyer May 25, 2009 May 22, 2009 Large-Firm Lawyers Increasingly Striking Out on Their Own Rachel Breitman The American Lawyer May 22, 2009 Secondments: A Better Bargain Than Ever for Corporate Clients? Zach Lowe The American Lawyer May 22, 2009 May 21, 2009 Cutting Costs Is a Way of Life for In-House Lawyers at event in Atlanta say cost cutting for outside counsel to corporations has reached unprecedented levels this year Katheryn Hayes Tucker Fulton County Daily Report May 21, 2009 It's Time to Face It: The Big Law Bubble Has Burst What makes a partner a rock star one day and unemployed the next? The Snark Fulton County Daily Report May 21, 2009 May 20, 2009 Small Firms Make Case for Why They're More Cost-Effective Four panelists from the International Network of Boutique Law Firms discussed their views Katheryn Hayes Tucker Fulton County Daily Report May 20, 2009 May 19, 2009 U.K. Banks Get Lawyers for Free as Job Cuts Increase Lindsay Fortado Bloomberg May 19, 2009 May 18, 2009 Short Summers Squeeze Associates, Firms In an unsettled economy, both sides of the summer tryout equation will feel the constraints of time Karen Sloan The National Law Journal May 18, 2009 FMC Turns to Social Networking to Find Law Firms Amy Miller Corporate Counsel May 18, 2009 Lockstep Model Loses Favor as Law Firms Pressure Partners Gina Passarella The Legal Intelligencer May 18, 2009 May 14, 2009 Are Law Firms Reducing Commitment to Diversity, Leadership Training Due to Downturn? Karen Sloan The National Law Journal May 14, 2009 May 13, 2009 Hewlett-Packard Proves Legal Departments No Safe Haven From Churn Zusha Elinson The Recorder May 13, 2009 Law Firm Survey: Economy Not Breeding Radical Change Ross Todd The American Lawyer May 13, 2009 May 12, 2009 Diamonds May Be a Law Firm's Best Friend in Economic Downturn The upheaval in the economy is changing law firm models, as well as firms' handling of first-year associates Gina Passarella The Legal Intelligencer May 12, 2009 Law Schools Applauding Drinker Biddle Plan to Emphasize Training Over Salaries for First-Years The upheaval in the economy is changing law firm models, as well as firms' handling of first-year associates Gina Passarella The Legal Intelligencer May 12, 2009 Law Business Index Confirms It's Nasty Out There Karen Sloan The National Law Journal May 12, 2009 May 8, 2009 Study Projects Growth in Corporate Legal Spending Sheri Qualters The National Law Journal May 8, 2009 May 6, 2009 Panel: Law Schools Must Adapt to New Post-Grad Reality Zack Needles The Legal Intelligencer May 6, 2009 Cost-Cutting Clients Put the Squeeze on Law Firms Meanwhile, some companies are basing bonuses for their in-house counsel on those lawyers' ability to conserve costs Nate Raymond and Ben Hallman The American Lawyer May 6, 2009 May 4, 2009 Commentary: An Open Letter to GCs in Tough Economic Times Pamela H. Woldow The Legal Intelligencer May 4, 2009 May 1, 2009 A Time of Recession and Repair for Law Firms Early financial data suggests a grim 2009. It's the perfect time for firms to fix their business model -- if they have the courage Dan DiPietro The American Lawyer May 1, 2009 Other Articles Current Articles April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 August 2009 July 2009 June 2009 April 2009 March 2009