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Law Firm Ownership Of Ancillary Businesses In Ohio - A New Era?, Stephen R. Ripps Jul 2015

Law Firm Ownership Of Ancillary Businesses In Ohio - A New Era?, Stephen R. Ripps

Akron Law Review

The seeds of controversy about ancillary businesses were planted in 1983 when the American Bar Association's House of Delegates approved Model Rule 5.4 prohibiting non-lawyer participation in law firm businesses. Ohio has adopted the ABA Code of Professional Responsibility, not the Model Rules, but the Model Rules may nevertheless have an impact on the interpretation and development of ethical guidelines in Ohio and other Code states. In order to determine the status of ancillary businesses in Ohio today, analysis must proceed in this dual context.


Thinking About Leaving? The Ethics Of Departing One Firm For Another, John Sahl Jan 2008

Thinking About Leaving? The Ethics Of Departing One Firm For Another, John Sahl

Akron Law Faculty Publications

Lawyers today increasingly change jobs, suggesting to some that lawyer movement is becoming the norm. For example, one study reported that an average of 15 out of 100 associates annually depart a law firm. Today's mobility is in stark contrast to a half-century ago when lawyers might reasonably expect to remain with the same firm for their entire careers.

Occupational movement in the legal profession is likely to continue for several reasons. First, many law students graduate with substantial educational debt. As a result, some graduates accept jobs that are not their “real” first choice but that pay well with …


Thinking About Leaving? The Ethics Of Departing One Firm For Another, John Sahl Jan 2008

Thinking About Leaving? The Ethics Of Departing One Firm For Another, John Sahl

John Sahl

Lawyers today increasingly change jobs, suggesting to some that lawyer movement is becoming the norm. For example, one study reported that an average of 15 out of 100 associates annually depart a law firm. Today's mobility is in stark contrast to a half-century ago when lawyers might reasonably expect to remain with the same firm for their entire careers.

Occupational movement in the legal profession is likely to continue for several reasons. First, many law students graduate with substantial educational debt. As a result, some graduates accept jobs that are not their “real” first choice but that pay well with …