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Labor/Employment

Jun. 14, 2003

Leaner, Meaner Firms Increase Profits Per Partner

Employment Column - By Valerie A. Fontaine - Annual profits per partner are seen widely as the measuring stick for law-firm success and financial health. Before law became big business, financial data was not discussed publicly. But now the nation's largest law firms are ranked in the legal press on the basis of gross revenues and other indicators such as revenues per lawyer and profits per partner.

        Employment Column
        
        By Valerie A. Fontaine
        
        Annual profits per partner are seen widely as the measuring stick for law-firm success and...

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