The Legal MSO: The Next Billion-Dollar Industry
- Frederick L Shelton
- Oct 9, 2025
- 1 min read
by Frederick Shelton
Originally published in The American Lawyer, October 2025
This article introduced the Legal MSO model to a national legal audience before it entered the mainstream conversation. It explains how MSOs mirror structures long used in other regulated professions and why law firms are increasingly exploring them as an alternative to mergers, private equity ownership, or internal operational build-outs.
The article has since been cited by major law firms and industry commentators as the Legal MSO market has accelerated.
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