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Biglaw Firms Have Plenty To Celebrate As Revenue Soars

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It’s a very strong market. [Collections in the second half of the year will] determine the extent to which ​this is just a good year or a great ​year.

Owen Burman, a ​senior consultant and managing director of the Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group, in comments given to Reuters, concerning its survey of more than 140 law firms, which revealed that revenue at Biglaw firms grew 12.4% on average during the first six months of the year. On top of that, demand saw growth of 4.8%, which Burman said is “near the highest the group has seen.”


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