Sentences with phrase «lawyer head count»

The Boston - based firm's overall lawyer head count held steady at 184, and revenue per lawyer was off 3.9 percent to $ 860,000.

Total lawyer head count grew by almost 400 lawyers to 3,745, meaning that DLA's revenue per lawyer rose by a more modest 2.6 percent to $ 600,000.

But firms whose lawyer head count, including partners, dropped in 2013, in most cases saw a rise in per - partner profits.»

Clifford Chance LLP LLP will cut 20 % of its lawyer head count in its Moscow office in the current financial year, with...

Thanks to higher rates and a 5 percent increase in lawyer head count, the firm's gross revenue rose a healthy 8 percent to $ 1.75 billion last year.

They say lower overhead costs translate into smaller bills for clients; modest lawyer head counts make way for a more personal touch; and the availability of new technology levels the playing field when it comes to research, drafting documents, and communicating.

Not exact matches

But because of growth in head count and a drop in demand, particularly in the corporate and finance sectors, profits per partner (PPP) fell by 4.3 percent, to an average of $ 1.26 million, and revenue per lawyer (RPL) dropped 1.2 percent, to $ 818,000.

Head count at law firms has exceeded the growth in revenues per lawyer — which can begin to take a bite out of profits.

Leverage — the ratio of all lawyers (minus equity partners) to equity partners — likewise increased at all the firms where partner head count fell.

What is surprising is that the firm is getting bigger, with its attorney head count growing an eye - catching 27 percent to 310 lawyers in 2011.

Debevoise's revenue per lawyer surged 7.2 percent to $ 1.05 million — a jump largely explained by a 3.9 percent drop in head count that saw the firm lose 26 lawyers.

Because the firm's head count grew more rapidly than its revenue did in 2011, Curtis saw a decline in revenue per lawyer of nearly 8 percent to $ 530,000.

Although the firms will retain separate profit pools, when the most recent union takes effect in June, the combined Norton Rose Group will rank as one of the world's top ten law firms by head count, boasting more than 2,500 lawyers in 38 offices worldwide and gross revenues of more than $ 1 billion.

The firm would not comment on how many staffers were affected by the most recent cuts, but Am Law 200 figures show that its U.S. head count dropped 7 percent to 1,167 lawyers in 2010.

DLA Piper also has reduced its lawyer and staff head count in some of its international offices, including Hong Kong, London, and offices in the Middle East.

Designed to increase the firm's presence in the Asia - Pacific region, the addition of 700 antipodean lawyers will mean that DLA will comprise more than 4,000 lawyers globally, making it the world's largest firm by head count.

As for other key financial metrics, the firm's overall attorney head count decreased by 1.8 percent, or five lawyers, its revenue per lawyer jumped 5.8 percent to $ 640,000, and its profits per partner rose 3.8 percent to $ 680,000.

It also lost 21 lawyers, or 4.7 percent of its overall attorney head count.

This will raise the firm's head count to over 2,500 lawyers spread over 38 offices.

Husch Blackwell saw its head count fall from 551 lawyers in 2010 to 520 lawyers last year.