Welcome back to the Big Law Business column on the changing legal marketplace written by me, Roy Strom. Today, we look at a bubbling mystery: Why lawyers’ political contributions declined this cycle. Sign up to receive this column in your Inbox on Thursday mornings.
Lawyers don’t like the candidates? Or what’s going on?
Political contributions by lawyers and law firm employees are down more than 30% since the last midterm elections. Lawyers haven’t given this little since 2010. The profession is on track to match its 2006 level of giving, when Dennis Hastert was speaker.
Lawyers’ tight wallets come ...
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