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THE LOW DELTA FIRM: Demise of the Low Ball?
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Pamela
Legal Leadership LLC
Client are demanding better efficiency, predictability, cost-effectiveness and communication from outside counsel. Chief among these demands is the ability to deliver the goods, consistently, as and when promised. This article addresses the new metrics being used to select and retain law firms.
Woldow, P. 2012, THE LOW DELTA FIRM: Demise of the Low Ball?, United States.
THE LOW DELTA FIRM.pdfTags: General Counsel, Law Firms, Budget, Alternative Fee Arrangements, Budget To Actual, Lawyers, Predictability, Legal Project Management, Low-Balling, Rfp,
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