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Big Firm Offices in New York Ballooned Before 2020 Cost-Cutting Started

Nearly 20 NYLJ 100 law firms grew their New York head counts by more than 10% last year, when austerity was far from most firms' minds.

By Christine Simmons | July 14, 2020 at 09:00 AM

Before the coronavirus pandemic triggered high unemployment, many law firms were rapidly increasing their New York ranks, adding legions of lawyers in the state.

This year’s New York Law Journal 100 captures a great expansion in big firm offices, right before scores of firms took austerity measures. The 2019 expansion likely reflects the highly prosperous years enjoyed by the legal industry leading up to the coronavirus crisis. The growth may also help explain why some firms could not afford to delay cutting pay or laying off employees at the start of the 2020 recession.

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