Alan Insul, a Los Angeles lawyer<\/a> limiting his practice to business, corporate, and real estate cases, offers some candid commentary about his law firms dealing with new economic realities.<\/p>\n It\u2019s tough out there, even for lawyers. From major law firms to small firms, excess is being trimmed in order to better facilitate a nouveau climate urging more cautious business expenditures for legal advice. \u201cThe nation\u2019s businesses are pulling in their collective horns beneath the juggernaut of our longest and deepest recession since the Great Depression,\u201d asserts Alan Insul, a Los Angeles lawyer limiting his practice to business, corporate, and real estate cases, \u201cI find that many clients are shedding large law firm representation and looking toward smaller firms for efficient and more cost-effective legal representation.\u201d<\/p>\n A survey of the nation\u2019s top 250 law firms bears out what Insul is saying. During the past year, these apex firms have shed 5,259 lawyers from their (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Alan Insul, a Los Angeles lawyer limiting his practice to business, corporate, and real estate cases, offers some candid commentary about his law firms dealing with new economic realities. It\u2019s tough out there, even for lawyers. From major law firms…<\/span><\/p>\n