The legal industry is in growth mode as law firms look to expand fast, but sudden leadership exits are also becoming more common as running large law firms becomes more challenging.

Just this week, Davis Wright Tremaine’s managing partner Scott MacCormack suddenly resigned from his leadership position, primarily because he wanted to focus more on his practice, according to the firm. His exit comes on the heels of the firm reporting another year of healthy revenue and profit growth. But even as the firm reports another successful year, how will this sudden exit affect the firm?