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: In Search of Perfect Client ServiceLaw Firms' Economic Model Causes Unnecessary Discovery
By Patrick J. Lamb
Discovery. The great black hole. The Interim Report on the Joint Project of The American College Of Trial Lawyers Task Force On Discovery and The Institute For The Advancement Of The American Legal System contains this nugget:
- 64% of the respondents (member lawyers, so people who try lots of cases) say law firms' economic models encourage more discovery than is necessary.
Shocking.
That the number is so low.
Full post as published by In Search of Perfect Client Service on October 31, 2008 (boomark / email).
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