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Comment: Denial and a brutal end – Why cutting partners is still taboo

Guest Blog
Guest Blog · 11 May 2020 · 7 min read
Comment Coronavirus Leadership

The issue no law firm leader wants to address right now is whether partner ranks need to be thinned. Polite conversations continue while everyone studiously avoids the issue everyone knows needs to be discussed.

Why?

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