As South Florida law firms slowly crawl out of the recession, they are starting to raise their billing rates, hire more lawyers and in some cases search out merger partners with an eye on growth.
The consensus of 62 law firms responding to the Daily Business Review’s annual managing partner survey is that the economy has definitely turned the corner while in no way returning to pre-recession levels. Many firms report a return of corporate deals not in the billion-dollar range but in the smaller variety.
