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Ancillary Businesses: Assessing Their Overhead Costs

Editor's note: In February's edition of the A&FP newsletter, an article and accompanying worksheet provided an overview of various law firm resources that might need to be committed to a proposed ancillary business. That article focused on how an ancillary business might unexpectedly challenge the physical, financial or service resources of the law firm. This month's article examines somewhat the reverse issue: financial strains on the ancillary business that could unexpectedly result from its association with the law firm.

11 minute read August 13, 2003 at 10:29 PM
By
Jim Jones And Mike Short
Ancillary Businesses: Assessing Their Overhead Costs

[Editor's note: In February's edition of the A&FP newsletter, an article and accompanying worksheet provided an overview of various law firm resources that might need to be committed to a proposed ancillary business.

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