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		<title>Privatizing Legal Ethics</title>
		<link>http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/23/privatizing-legal-ethics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:20:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a new post at Legal Week, Richard Moorhead draws attention to an interesting new research paper on legal ethics by Christopher J. Whelan &#38; Neta Ziv.  The paper, titled “Privatizing Professionalism: Client Control of Lawyers’ Ethics” (to be published &#8230; <a href="http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/23/privatizing-legal-ethics/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hildebrandtblog.com&amp;blog=26718880&amp;post=635&amp;subd=hildebrandtblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Lawyers Head West</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 14:22:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Purzycki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We’ve written several times in the past few months about how firms are growing their global presence in markets ranging from Turkey to Indonesia to Brazil, and these firms have generally been large, international Western law firms.  What caught our &#8230; <a href="http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/23/chinese-lawyers-head-west/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hildebrandtblog.com&amp;blog=26718880&amp;post=630&amp;subd=hildebrandtblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hong Kong Still Struggling with LLP Liability</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Legal Week is reporting that despite efforts by the Hong Kong Department of Justice (DoJ) to integrate the local legal network with international liability standards, obstacles still remain for LLPs.  Currently, local liability laws force global LLPs like Skadden Arps, &#8230; <a href="http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/17/hong-kong-still-struggling-with-llc-liability/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hildebrandtblog.com&amp;blog=26718880&amp;post=625&amp;subd=hildebrandtblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Strict Rules on International Law Firms in Brazil Likely to Remain in Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:24:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Purzycki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last November we covered a story that Latin Lawyer (subscription required) was reporting on regarding the decision by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) to maintain Brazil’s strict regulations against any type of formal alliance with international firms.  The OAB then &#8230; <a href="http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/17/strict-rules-on-international-law-firms-in-brazil-likely-to-remain-in-place/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hildebrandtblog.com&amp;blog=26718880&amp;post=621&amp;subd=hildebrandtblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Client Advisory Forecasts an Uncertain Year Ahead</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Purzycki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday the Hildebrandt Institute and the Law Firm Group at Citi Private Bank released their annual Client Advisory which reviews the factors that impacted the legal industry in the past year and offers a prognosis as to where the market is &#8230; <a href="http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/16/2012-client-advisory-forecasts-an-uncertain-year-ahead/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hildebrandtblog.com&amp;blog=26718880&amp;post=614&amp;subd=hildebrandtblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lawsuits Against Law Firms On the Rise</title>
		<link>http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/10/lawsuits-against-law-firms-on-the-rise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Wall Street Journal reports this week that law firms are increasingly facing claims by disgruntled clients and former partners: Getting blamed for poor results is nothing new for law firms, but they say clients have become more willing to &#8230; <a href="http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/10/lawsuits-against-law-firms-on-the-rise/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hildebrandtblog.com&amp;blog=26718880&amp;post=608&amp;subd=hildebrandtblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Summer Associate Hiring Up in 2012 (at least for some)</title>
		<link>http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/09/summer-associate-hiring-up-in-2012-at-least-for-some/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last fall, some large law firms (including Bingham McCutcheon and Skadden, Arps, Meagher &#38; Flom) indicated that they would be significantly increasing (sub. req.) the size of their summer associate classes in 2012.  The increase in hiring appears to have &#8230; <a href="http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/09/summer-associate-hiring-up-in-2012-at-least-for-some/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hildebrandtblog.com&amp;blog=26718880&amp;post=604&amp;subd=hildebrandtblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BPOs, LPOs, and Hybrids:  No One Size Fits All</title>
		<link>http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/07/bpos-lpos-and-hybrids-no-one-size-fits-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:37:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Purzycki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, we took a look at recent trends in the legal process outsourcing (LPO) space. Specifically, we discussed how large law firms are using LPO providers to help drive down the costs of providing legal services to their clients.  &#8230; <a href="http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/07/bpos-lpos-and-hybrids-no-one-size-fits-all/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hildebrandtblog.com&amp;blog=26718880&amp;post=593&amp;subd=hildebrandtblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Large Law + LPO Providers = Growing Trend</title>
		<link>http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/03/large-law-lpo-providers-growing-trend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marianne Purzycki</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With law firms under continuing pressure to provide innovative client services and drive down costs in their operations, it is no surprise that a growing number of firms are rethinking the traditional model for delivering legal services. One trend that &#8230; <a href="http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/03/large-law-lpo-providers-growing-trend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hildebrandtblog.com&amp;blog=26718880&amp;post=587&amp;subd=hildebrandtblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Law Firm Hiring and the Value Proposition</title>
		<link>http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/03/law-firm-hiring-and-the-value-proposition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Emily Fisher</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The American Lawyer reports this week that lateral partner moves were up 22% in 2011, after dropping to their lowest levels in more than a decade in 2010.  While the uptick is partially due to the absorption of former Howrey &#8230; <a href="http://hildebrandtblog.com/2012/02/03/law-firm-hiring-and-the-value-proposition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=hildebrandtblog.com&amp;blog=26718880&amp;post=584&amp;subd=hildebrandtblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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