SAMPLE SET FIRMS REDUCING LAWYERS FASTER THAN ADDING It is our intention to increase the size of our sample set in the coming months, but if this sample set is truly representative, the news is not great. In the 11-50 firm size groups the number of firms reducing lawyers (8) is out pacing the number of firms adding lawyers (4) by a 2 to 1 margin.

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HOUSTON LEGAL MARKET REVIEW:
SAMPLE SET FIRMS REDUCING LAWYERS FASTER THAN ADDING
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It is our intention to increase the size of our sample set in the coming months,
but if this sample set is truly representative, the news is not great. In the 11-50
firm size groups the number of firms reducing lawyers (8) is out pacing the
number of firms adding lawyers (4) by a 2 to 1 margin.
Houston Attorney Count
Based on Sample Set (23) Firms
TotalLawyers
618
624
629
635
640
November 1, 2014 through May 1, 2015
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May
628
631 631
629
623
622
619
Houston Net Market Activity by Group
November 1, 2014 through May 1, 2015
0
4
7
11
14
Under 10 Attorneys 11-25 Attorneys 26-50 Attorneys 50-100 Attorneys
0
6
1
2
0
5
3
0
1
22
1 1
13
6
3
Total Firms Adding Lawyers
Reducing Lawyers No Growth