‘Mission-Driven’ Firm Eschews Big Oil and Embraces Lower Hours

July 18, 2024, 9:00 AM UTC

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column. I’m Roy Strom, and today we look at a boutique law firm that’s taking a fresh approach to two issues: Climate change and lawyer burnout. Sign up to receive this column in your Inbox on Thursday mornings.

A boutique law firm is carving out a unique business model: strictly working on clean energy projects while asking its lawyers to bill less than two-thirds the hours of a traditional Big Law associate.

Clean Energy Counsel calls itself a “mission-driven” firm that’s focused on advancing the renewable energy transition. The roughly 30-lawyer firm ...

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