It used to be most people saw boutique law firms as a small collection of lawyers who practised in just one area. In some cases, that’s still true. But today’s boutiques may also have as many lawyers as a mid-size firm, they may be made up of former general counsel, they may encompass practice areas that feed into its main focus.
Large or small, the one differentiator between them and the large national law firms remains the same: focus. It can be geographic, sectoral or area of specialization, but without it, it’s hard to succeed in what is becoming an increasingly competitive sector of the legal landscape.
Lexpert contributor Sandra Rubin reports at www.lexpert.ca. Follow @Lexpert on Twitter. Lexpert is published by Thomson Reuters.