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“The Lawyer Theory of Value” by Casey Flaherty (040)

By Bill Henderson on December 20, 2017

Posted in BigLaw, In-House Legal Departments

In a recent post at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog, Casey Flaherty puts his finger on a big problem. The opening paragraphs are too funny not to quote in their entirety:

My friend John Grant [of Start Here HQ] made a mistake.

Many moons ago he was consulting on process improvement for a…

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