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WHAT’S A LAW FIRM CFO TO DO? GLOBAL STUDY ON OCCUPATIONAL FRAUD & ABUSE

Thanks to all who commented favorably on 4L’s recent blog concerning internal accounting controls in law firms (Embezzlement Happens! In Law Firms, too!) or on our Internal Control Checklist questionnaire. I particularly appreciated the many law firm war stories some of you shared.
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Embezzlement Happens! (In Small & Midsize Law Firms, too!)

May 20, 2019 12:37:12 PM |
Embezzlement, also known as employee theft, occurs when someone wrongfully appropriates funds entrusted to him or her. Employee theft occurs in big organizations despite elaborate systems and ...
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What The Law Firm Accounting Department Can Learn From Law & Order

Jan 24, 2019 1:00:00 PM |
“In the criminal justice system, the people are represented by two separate yet equally important groups….”
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A Brief History of Non-Billable Time

Jan 18, 2019 1:00:00 PM |
Philosophers broadly view time as the continuous succession of events from potentiality in the future, through existence in the present, to finality in the past. Most law firms have a narrow ...
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EFFICIENT BACK-OFFICE ACCOUNTING OPERATIONS VS. LAW FIRM SUCCESS

Sep 25, 2018 8:56:00 AM |
An effective, efficient, highly productive back office is essential to the overall success of ...
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HOW LAW FIRM MANAGEMENT IS A LOT LIKE BASEBALL

Sep 17, 2018 2:59:03 PM |
Growing up, I wanted to be a baseball player and a lawyer; my heroes were Mickey Mantle and ...
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