A look back at the business of law in 2008 would replace the mergers and laterals of ’06 and ’07 with layoffs and meltdowns.

The unfettered growth of the past few years slowed at the end of 2007 and came to a near halt toward the end of 2008 as markets took dramatic turns that left firms sitting in wait to see what shoe dropped next.

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