A symbiotic relationship developed between Big Law and the Department of Justice. The way government prosecuted corporate crime helped transform how private firms conducted their practice and their business. Big law firms in turn began to change how the government approached corporate investigations and prosecutions. The Department of Justice became a way station, a post-(law) doctorate course of study, a résumé builder for future partners at prestigious law firms.
The Chickenshit Club by Jesse Eisinger (pg. 193)
