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Ancillary Businesses Losing Appeal

Law firms once dreamed of owning separate businesses to bring in new streams of revenue, and while some achieved that goal, the industry is now largely backing away from a strategy that provided little economic benefit.

14 minute read November 30, 2007 at 08:27 AM
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Lynne Marek
Ancillary Businesses Losing Appeal

Law firms once dreamed of owning separate businesses to bring in new streams of revenue, and while some achieved that goal, the industry is now largely backing away from a strategy that provided little economic benefit.

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