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1、【经济学人】双语阅读:律师事务所标价更高收益更少Business商业报道Lawfirms律师事务所Chargingmore,gettingless标价更高,收益更少Lawyers'biggestcustomersarediscoveringthattheycanhaggle律师的最大客户们发现他们能与律师还价THEREweregroansinbigcompanies'legaldepartmentsinthemid-2000s,whenthefeesofAmerica'spriciestlawyersfirsthit1,000anhour.当美国最高的律师酬金达到每小时1000美元,20世纪中
2、期,一些大公司的法律部门里开始抱怨连连。Suchrateshavesincebecomecommonatfirmswithprestige.自此以后,这样的价格在名企变得普遍。AsurveypublishedthisweekbytheNationalLawJournalfoundthattheynowgoashighas1,800.美国法律期刊刊登的一项调查表明,现在的律师费用已经高达1800美元/时,Butthegeneralcounselsoflargebusinessesareincreasinglyfindingthattheycanignoretheseextravagantrate
3、s,andinsistonbigdiscounts.但是那些为大公司效力的法律顾问却逐渐发现,他们忽视高额酬金,并坚持较大折扣。Price-discountingtendstobeassociatedmorewithused-carlotsthanwithposhlawfirms.Therewasatimewhenalawyercouldsubmithisbillandbeconfidentofreceivingachequeforthesameamount.价格折扣渐渐常见于二手车交易,并非光鲜的律师律师事务所。有一段时间,律师收到的支票跟账单数目一样,并且,他们引以为豪。Inbannery
4、ears,someevengotmore,asgratefulclientstippedthemalittleextraforajobwelldone.在收益相当的那些年,一些慷慨的客户还会给点小费,来奖励他们的良好表现,因此有些律师能得到更多。Sincethefinancialcrisis,however,therealisationoflawfirms—theproportionoftheirstandardratesthattheycollectinpractice—hasbeensliding.然,自金融危机,律师律师事务所的个人实现,即他们在实际中累积到标准价格的部分在下滑。Earl
5、ierthismonthPeerMonitor,acompanythattracksthelegalindustry,saidthattheratiointheUnitedStatesdroppedfrom92%in2007toanall-timelowof83.5%in2013.本月初,一家跟踪报道法律产业的公司,PeerMonitor表示,在美国,价格比率已由07年的92%下滑到空前低值,13年的83.5%。Britishlawyershaveseenasimilardecline.英国律师界也有类似情况。Discountsarerampant,saysBradHildebrandt,ac
6、onsultanttolawfirms.折扣现象在蔓延。一家律师律师事务所的顾问BradHildebrandt如是说。Theeconomicforcesdrivinghigh-flyinglegaleaglesintothebargainbinarenomystery.经济力量将这些高身段的律师界雄鹰打入廉价区,这已不再是秘密。Demandforcorporatelegalworkonsuchthingsasmergers,takeoversandshareandbondissuesplummetedinthe2008-09recession,andhasyettorecover.在企业合并、
7、收购、股票债券问题等的法律合作需求也在08-09年的经济衰退中减弱,至今没恢复。Simultaneously,theeasyprofitsonceearnedinlitigationdepartmentshavealsodriedup:thetedioustaskofreviewingmountainsofdocuments,whichlawfirmsusedtofarmouttobattalio
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