A Robert Half International Inc. survey shows a big increase in the percentage of legal industry respondents who said they expect to add jobs in early 2011. “The survey results are certainly positive for the legal industry as a whole,” Charles Volkert, executive director of Robert Half Legal, told The American Lawyer. Bankers, however, are taking a far dimmer view. Jeffrey Grossman, national managing director for Wells Fargo’s legal specialty group, told The Washington Post recently that he still sees “an industry that has overcapacity and we suspect further challenges, further timekeeper cuts and possibly further staff cuts.” Insert head-scratching here.
In this special issue, we attempt to make some sense of the year that was and to offer a few thoughts about what’s ahead. Given the conflicting assessments about where the legal business is headed, a concise prediction eludes us. As 2011 dawns, we hope Robert Half is right. We fear Wells Fargo is. — David Brown, editor in chief
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