Large Firms Use Junior Lawyers to Gain Share of IP Litigation, Report Says

Large law firms are increasing their share of the lucrative intellectual property litigation market, taking business from smaller rivals as they reduce costs by shifting work to more junior partners, according to a report from LexisNexis CounselLink.

The findings run counter to those of previous reports, which found that some “high-dollar” work in areas like litigation and mergers and acquisitions was shifting away from the largest firms, said Kris Satkunas, director of strategic consulting at CounselLink and principal author of the report.

“To see this particular type of work moving in the other direction was a surprise,” she told Big Law ...