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Lately it seems all eyes are on Boston, as out-of-state firms size up which local lawyers are ripe for the picking.

“For many years, it appeared to be kind of a closed market to the outside… it was just impossible to break into,” said Jeff Coburn, a midsize law firm consultant based in Boston. “That has all gone by the boards… it has become arguably one of the most attractive places for law firms to come in.”