Survey of Practice Areas: What’s Hot, What’s Not

December 17, 2007

Survey of Practice Areas: What’s Hot, What’s Not

According to this report in The Legal Intelligencer of Robert Denney's 19th annual "What's Hot and What's Not in the Legal Profession" report, structured finance and mergers and acquisitions practices are cooling down, and medical malpractice and workers' compensation cases are just plain cold. Some of the hottest practices are in intellectual property, immigration, labor and employment, and corporate investigations. Iincreasing rates from large firms are creating opportunities for mid-sized firms and also causing primary firms to be replaced by their clients at a growing rate. Bankruptcy is predicted to become hot, but hasn't picked up just yet. Some firms are creating subprime counseling practices, according to Denney.

Dec 17, 2007 8:10:00 AM

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