The stereotype of a contract lawyer is of an inexperienced attorney fresh out of law school sitting with a squad of other contractors in a windowless warehouse, clicking a “responsive” or “not responsive” button on a computer screen for hundreds of documents per hour. “Jobs for lawyers are tight, only a few get the 100K plus to start and the rest are fighting for the leftovers. … Doc review is better than busting your tail for nothing,” wrote one poster on the legal blog, PhiLAWdelphia.
That stereotype is changing as temporary attorneys become a permanent part of the legal landscape.
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