In 1985, Texas lawyers used the telephone and fax machine to communicate, first-year associates at BigTex firms made about $42,000 annually and the largest Texas firms had about 400 lawyers. The business of law is nothing like it was 25 years ago. Locke Lord's Jerry Clements (pictured) says when she began practicing law in 1981, Texas firms were very much identified with a particular city.
June 28, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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In 1985, Texas lawyers used the telephone and fax machine to communicate, first-year associates at BigTex firms made about $42,000 annually and the largest Texas firms had about 400 lawyers.
Twenty-five years later, lawyers stay in touch via text messaging and e-mail, the Texas market rate for first-year associates is $160,000, and large Texas firms have more than 500 lawyers in the Lone Star State alone.
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