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The Cost v. Recovery of Costs: Which Has the Greater Impact?

The answer lay in this surprising fact: By focusing on the recovery of costs where applicable, law firms can accomplish more to help their bottom line than most cost-reduction exercises; in some cases 500% more.

29 minute readDecember 27, 2012 at 10:15 AM
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Robert C. Mattern
The Cost v. Recovery of Costs: Which Has the Greater Impact?

As part of my introductory call with a potential client, law firm management will often begin by asking: How much can you save me? It is, of course, an intelligent question being asked by intelligent people, not to mention the core thesis for an entire publishing niche.

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