The «Largest 50» firms have greater flexibility in staffing
decisions than smaller firms.
Not exact matches
The club Lee and her peers belong to is a
small one: fewer
than 6 % of all
decision - markers at U.S. venture capital
firms were women last year, according to a Fortune analysis.
That's a completely different type of law
firm with a very different
decision - making process in place
than a
small law
firm.
The subset of
firm lawyers that has strong opinions about partnership
decisions tends to be
smaller than the subset of
firm lawyers that has strong opinions about how the current year «pie» is going to be apportioned.
Their projects may not be as news - worthy as a Fortune 10 announcing a change - up of its outside counsel lineup or the
decision to automate or offshore a formerly lawyer - intensive process, but most of what
small - to mid-size departments are doing — even if not sexy — is focusing on sound improvements to their business and operational management practices (which I'd suggest will have a longer term impact on improving the health and value of the corporate legal profession
than any single behemoth company's
decision to re-order or discount the cost of work for its portfolio of AmLaw 25
firms.