RECENT ARTICLES ON NEW LAW FIRM/LEGAL DELIVERY MODELS Many legal professionals see the current economic downturn as a "once in a lifetime" opportunity to create real change in their relationships with outside counsel and the press is covering these changes on an almost daily basis. Recent articles on the topic include: August 2009 Off the Mat After a beat-down nine years ago, multidisciplinary practice may get another look from the ABA James Podgers ABA Journal August 2009 Issue August 31, 2009 The Billable Hour: Is It Really Doomed? Paul Lippe The American Lawyer August 31, 2009 August 28, 2009 Shaking legal’s foundations Law firms feel recession’s impact Gary Haber Baltimore Business Journal August 28, 2009 The rise of the virtual law firm Wired Attorney Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) August 28, 2009 (Registration May be Required) ‘Virtual’ law firm offers affordable attorneys Axiom Engage’s Mark Rotenstreich left corporate law to work in a more entrepreneurial atmosphere. Steve Weinstein Crain's New York August 28, 2009 (Registration May be Required) August 25, 2009 Network of Small, Midsize Firms Look for Opportunity in Hard Times Firms find that there's safety in numbers David Hechler Corporate Counsel August 25, 2009 August 24, 2009 How GCs are Cutting Costs—and Possibly Law Firm Profits Debra Cassens Weiss ABA Journal August 24, 2009 Two Veteran Lawyers Say Now Is the Time for Fixed Fees Ben W. Heineman Jr. and William F. Lee Corporate Counsel August 24, 2009 'Billable Hour' Under Attack In Recession, Companies Push Law Firms for Flat-Fee Contracts By Nathan Koppel and Ashby Jones The Wall Street Journal August 24, 2009 August 20, 2009 Survey Suggests Law Firm Economics May Be Stabilizing Karen Sloan The National Law Journal August 20, 2009 Talkin' Revolution GCs say the pressure's on to kill the billable hour. But has it reached the tipping point? Tamara Loomis Corporate Counsel August 20, 2009 August 18, 2009 For Litigators, a Different Kind of Recession The hoped-for litigation surge hasn't materialized, and the fear is that this economy has changed the old rules Karen Sloan The National Law Journal August 18, 2009 August 13, 2009 A Name to Conjure With? Christian Nolan The Connecticut Law Tribune August 13, 2009 Another Large Firm Partner Is Taking His Book of Business to a Small Firm With Lower Rates Zack Needles The Legal Intelligencer August 13, 2009 August 12, 2009 Surburban Lawyers Explain Why Their Firms Are Prospering Debra Cassens Weiss ABA Journal August 12, 2009 Will Increased Compliance Burdens Lead to Legal Process Outsourcing? George B. Hefferan III The National Law Journal August 12, 2009 August 11, 2009 Law Prof: Outside Ownership Could Help BigLaw Debra Cassens Weiss ABA Journal August 11, 2009 August 10, 2009 After BigLaw Meltdown, Lawyers Finding Jobs at Mid-Sized Firms Zack Needles The Legal Intelligencer August 10, 2009 August 7, 2009 GCs Say Law Firms Have Little Cause for Complaint Alex Aldridge Legal Week August 7, 2009 August 3, 2009 Private Equity Considers Investing in U.K. Law Firms Lindsay Fortado Bloomberg August 3, 2009 Other Articles Current Articles April 2010 March 2010 February 2010 January 2010 December 2009 November 2009 October 2009 September 2009 July 2009 June 2009 May 2009 April 2009 March 2009