Law firm

A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.

Location

Most law firms are located in office buildings of various sizes, ranging from modest one-story buildings to some of the tallest skyscrapers in the world (though only in 2004, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP was the first firm to put its name on a skyscraper). Some solo practitioners practice out of their homes or in offices built as special additions to their homes.

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Skyscraper - 2004 - Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

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Because their "work product" is often intangible, or at least conceptually difficult for clients to grasp, firms are notorious for using jaw-dropping interior design as a crude "shock and awe" tactic to impress prospective clients and terrify opposing counsel. Besides fantastic views and enormous amounts of open floor space, the offices of the largest megafirms are usually decorated with designer furniture and fine art worthy of the most extravagant dot-coms. In contrast, the typical small public interest firm is located in a cramped two-story building with bars on the windows, lead paint, asbestos, and furniture older than many of the younger lawyers who work there.

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Interior design - Shock and awe - Furniture - Fine art - Dot-com - Lead paint - Asbestos

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In early 2005, it was widely publicized that one personal injury plaintiffs' firm in the state of New York has been experimenting with bus-sized "mobile law offices." The firm insists that it does not chase ambulances. It claims that a law office on wheels is more convenient for personal injury plaintiffs, who are often recovering from severe injuries and thus find it difficult to travel far from their homes for an intake interview. It is not yet clear whether this experiment will grow into a trend.

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Bus - Chase ambulances

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