It’s not all cloudy skies and rain in Seattle — at least not for the city’s legal market.
Law firms based in Seattle have enjoyed relatively stable revenue and profits despite the economic recession. One factor helping buoy Seattle is that it didn’t experience the massive boom in business that other cities did during the mid-2000s. Average revenue per lawyer among the nation’s 100 highest-grossing firms grew by $205,000 between 2003 and 2007, yet the average revenue per lawyer among the large Seattle firms was $112,000, according to NLJ affiliate The American Lawyer.
