Race To The Bottom

"James Jones, managing director of Hildebrandt International, also talked about the need to change associate compensation in a talk he gave last week. He predicted that the law firm business model will change to include a shift to more contract and temp lawyers and fewer full-time partners and associates."

http://www.abajournal.com/news/how_some_big_law_firms_erred_in_the_boom_years/

Looks like this blog won't become an anachronism after all. While they outsource our jobs to India and push us out of the profession, they are also planning on transforming the future ranks of full time associates into temps.