Boston's Homegrown Midsize Firms Holding Ground Amid Big Law Invasion
Big Law is stampeding into Boston. But midsize firm leaders say they're still competitive in the talent acquisition arena.
April 05, 2019 at 04:00 PM
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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.”
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