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Richard Alm & Mark Curriden

Pandemic Finances – From Fear to Confidence (Part 3)

Lawyers Plan to Put New Skills to Work

How would the COVID-19 pandemic have disrupted the legal business before laptops and the internet – an era within the living memory of some lawyers still practicing, when secretary-typed documents, wall-wired telephones and telexes or faxes were the main alternatives to face-to-face engagement. Would lawyers have taken foolish risks with their health – just to make a living? Would communications obstacles shut down legal practices and squeeze revenues enough to cause some firms to fail? The Texas Lawbook takes a look.

February 5, 2021 Richard Alm & Mark Curriden

Pandemic Finances – From Fear to Confidence (Part 2)

The Saving Grace: Technology and Firm Culture

Texas corporate law firms salvaged their 2020 revenues because of strong demand from clients trying to navigate a perplexing business environment and a surprising capacity, heretofore hidden or rarely called upon, to supply those services remotely. Even though firms leapt into it literally overnight with no time to plan and prepare, remote working proved effective and efficient last year.

“The pandemic impacted how we did business much more than the business we did,” said King & Spalding’s Houston office leader Tracie Renfroe.

February 3, 2021 Richard Alm & Mark Curriden

Pandemic Finances: The Charts

2020 Revenues v. 2019 Chart 1 More or Less Than Expected? Chart 2 Pandemic or Oil? Chart 3 Revenues per Lawyer Above $1 Million Chart 4 Revenues per Lawyer Below

February 2, 2021 Richard Alm & Mark Curriden

Pandemic Finances — From Fear to Confidence (Part 1)

In 2020, Texas Firms Dodge Worst Fears

Eleven months ago, law firm leaders looked into the abyss. Covid-19 had shuttered offices. Oil prices had plunged. Unprecedented disruptions loomed for corporate clients. The law firms feared drastic declines in revenues, wiped-out profits and painful layoffs.

The Texas Lawbook surveyed 26 law firms on what really happened during the pandemic. In the first of a three-part series, The Lawbook provides an advanced look at 2020 Texas law firm finances and operations. “All of us should be on bended knee, giving thanks,” said Jackson Walker’s Wade Cooper.

February 1, 2021 Richard Alm & Mark Curriden

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