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Partnership Perspectives

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Tom Baker
20 June 2018
Law firm managementMagic Circle

‘The Dickensian management role of closed doors is a thing of the past.’

Jonathan Kewley, partner and co-head of Clifford Chance’s tech group. Made up in 2017

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