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The College of Law Practice Management recently held its annual Futures Conference — Untether the Law — focused on breaking the bonds of business structures and cultural mores that hold law firms back from improving the value...more
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By Co-Founding Principals Susan Raridon Lambreth and Joseph Altonji Co-author Susan Raridon Lambreth wrote an article for the American Bar Association Journal (ABA Journal) in 1989 about the future of law firms over the next...more
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