Contents -- Preface -- 1 The Paradox -- 2 Invention of the Corporate Law Firm and Its Evolution into the Large Law Firm -- 3 Emergence of the Large Law Firm as the Dominant Element of the Profession -- 4 The Decline of Cost-Effectiveness Within the Large Law Firm -- 5 The Magic of the Emperor's New Clothes Suspends the Law of Supply and Demand -- 6 Excessive Legal Fees: The Count Dracula Clients Cannot Stake -- 7 Excessive Legal Fees: Even the Courts Can't Stake Dracula -- 8 Lawyers and Their Discontents -- 9 The Pervasive Public Distrust of Lawyers -- 10 Through a Glass Darkly -- 11 First Challenge: Client Control of Fees -- 12 Second Challenge: Increased Court Control over Legal Proceedings and Lawyer Conduct -- 13 Third Challenge: The Bite of Competition -- 14 Fourth Challenge: Restlessness in the Workplace -- 15 The Shape of Law Firms to Come: Professional Management -- 16 The Shape of Law Firms to Come: Integrity and Quality Control -- 17 The Shape of Law Firms to Come: Competitiveness and Job Satisfaction -- 18 L'Envoi- Visions in the Crystal Ball -- Notes -- Index.