Recession ripples through large firm associate ranks

Before the recession hit in 2008, Linda Doyle said McDermott Will & Emery hired about 100 new associates each year. Today, that number stands around 50."I'm not so sure we will ever get back to those numbers," said Doyle, the firm's national hiring partner. "I think the practice of law in large law firms has changed in terms of the associate model."McDermott, for example …

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