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Partners With Power: The Social Transformation of the Large Law Firm delves into the evolving structure and societal role of large American law firms, exploring their transformation amidst growing bureaucratization and changing market dynamics. The book highlights the paradox faced by these firms: as they expand in size, complexity, and influence, they grapple with preserving the ideals of professionalism while adapting to a competitive, corporate-driven environment. Traditionally esteemed as bastions of legal prestige and public service, large law firms are increasingly driven by business imperatives that challenge their professional ethos.
Through detailed analysis, the author examines how changes in client demands, internal management structures, and market conditions have reshaped these firms. The rise of managerial hierarchies, shifts in partnership dynamics, and heightened competition for corporate clients reveal a tension between maintaining the image of a collegial, autonomous professional entity and the necessity of functioning as a profit-oriented business. This duality impacts not only the internal culture of firms but also their external legitimacy, as they balance their roles as advocates for corporate power and custodians of legal and societal norms. The book underscores that these tensions, while rooted in organizational changes, have far-reaching implications for the legal profession and its influence in American society.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.
Through detailed analysis, the author examines how changes in client demands, internal management structures, and market conditions have reshaped these firms. The rise of managerial hierarchies, shifts in partnership dynamics, and heightened competition for corporate clients reveal a tension between maintaining the image of a collegial, autonomous professional entity and the necessity of functioning as a profit-oriented business. This duality impacts not only the internal culture of firms but also their external legitimacy, as they balance their roles as advocates for corporate power and custodians of legal and societal norms. The book underscores that these tensions, while rooted in organizational changes, have far-reaching implications for the legal profession and its influence in American society.
This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1988.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- 1 Social Change and Organizational Structure
- 2 Bureaucracy and Participation in Historical Perspective
- 3 The Changing Structure of Opportunity: Recruitment and Careers
- 4 The Organization of Work
- 5 Economie Rewards
- 6 Professionalism, Bureaucracy, and Commitment: Authority in the Large Law Firm
- 7 Ideology, Practice, and Professional Autonomy: Social Values and Client Relationships
- 8 Rationalization and Power
- Appendix A
- Notes
- References
- Index