High expenses, high associate pay and lower profits per partner may force law firms to make “increasingly difficult decisions” this year and beyond, according to a new report.

The 2023 Report on the State of the Legal Market, published Tuesday, concluded that after a 0.1% drop in demand last year, Big Law will likely rely on significant rate hikes to maintain profits this year and next year.

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