To avoid being buried in piles of discovery documents, many law firms are relying more on temporary attorneys. Firms commonly bring in contract attorneys via agreements with staffing agencies — but, increasingly, corporate clients are taking bids from agencies and guiding the selection of contract attorneys who will work with law firms. Whoever guides the hiring, the demand for temp attorneys is expected to grow: estimates are that the electronic discovery market will rise to $2.9 billion by 2007.
Originally by Law.com Legal Technology, 6:42 PM
