There’s nothing like calls to trim lawyer numbers to trigger howls of outrage or agreement. The most recent example was a piece carried by Legal Week based on a report by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS), which argued that the profession is carrying thousands of excess jobs given the bleak commercial environment.
Personally, I thought the case RBS’ report made was only halfway there. It’s obvious that the global economy is uncertain and vulnerable to shocks and that domestic demand is likely to be subdued for the next few years.
