Wake Up Call: Law Firms, Clients Disagree on Tech, Pricing

In today’s column, Atlanta-based worklaw firm Fisher Phillips notched strong revenue and profit gains last year as clients asked for help with Covid-related matters; Dentons Europe is restoring staff pay cuts it made as a Covid financial measure, but it’s not reversing partner draw reductions; despite the rise of remote work during the pandemic, location is still important for law firm mergers.

• Leading off, law firms and their corporate clients are diverging on such issues as how data and technology should be used effectively, how client problems should be handled, and on how alternative fee agreements should be developed, according ...