Tough times for law firms – good times for consultants, finds Drew Combs
Associate layoffs, scaled-back recruiting and cancelled partner retreats show firms aren’t immune to the current economic conditions. But even though firms are tightening budgets, their appetite for consultants has grown, at least according to several consultants. And what they’re asking for is help with their economic problems: find us a merger partner; help us reorganise our practices and, from time to time, respond to a direct plea from a beleaguered partner: get me out of here!
