Left out of the loop and fearful of having changes imposed, nonlawyers often view law firm mergers as a threat rather than an opportunity. But a merger can also provide opportunity. Jane Metz, a librarian at the San Francisco office of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown & Enersen, saw her department's capacities expand greatly when her firm merged with Bingham Dana in 2002. She is now regional manager for library and research services, supervising a staff of eight spread out over northern California.
February 07, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
For top lawyers at big-name firms, a prestigious megamerger can look like the beginning of happily ever after.
But for professional staff like paralegals, legal secretaries, administrators and law librarians, merger news may prompt a serious case of wedding-night jitters. Largely left out of the loop and fearful of having changes imposed, nonlawyers often view mergers as a threat rather than an opportunity.
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