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How to Show a Partner the Door

The practice of law is a business. Typically, partners in a law practice are responsible for keeping the firm afloat through bringing in business. Because partners are expected to bring in money for their firms, making partner in a law firm is no longer the lifetime guaranteed 'employment it once was.

17 minute read November 01, 2015 at 11:36 AM
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Randy Evans And Shari Klevens
How to Show a Partner the Door

The practice of law is a business. Typically, partners in a law practice are responsible for keeping the firm afloat through bringing in business.

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