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Caution: Flaws Of The Attorney-To-Secretary Ratio

Law360, New York ( December 2, 2014, 11:47 AM EST) -- As law firms are embroiled in budget season, law firm leaders should reconsider using the firmwide attorney-to-secretary ratio as a decision-making tool. Law firms may report firmwide attorney-to-secretary ratios ranging anywhere from 3:1 to 7:1, but these numbers are often flawed and using them for staffing decisions risks hiding a firm's true support staff needs....

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