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# Law Firm CFO Blog

## Featured Post 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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## The Art of the Numbers in Law Firm Accounting

Mar 12, 2019 11:00:00 AM |

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## It's Never too Late to Publish the Law Firm Budget (Part 2 of 2)

Feb 28, 2019 11:00:00 AM |

Let’s face it, budgeting is not exciting, but preparing the annual budget is an essential duty of the law firm CFO.

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## It’s Never too Late to Publish the Law Firm Budget (Part 1 of 2)

Feb 21, 2019 4:23:30 PM |

Are you a law firm CFO experiencing signs of procrastination, insomnia, and occasional loss of ...

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## There is No Accounting for Lawyers

Jan 31, 2019 1:00:00 PM |

Law firms need high-performance accounting systems just as much — if not more — than other ...

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