Between Continuity and Change in the Italian Legal Profession - Boutique Law Firms as the Last Bastion of Professionalism

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Between Continuity and Change in the Italian Legal Profession - Boutique Law Firms as the Last Bastion of Professionalism. / Caserta, Salvatore.

I: Legal Ethics, Bind 26, Nr. 2, 2024, s. 166-182.

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Caserta, S 2024, 'Between Continuity and Change in the Italian Legal Profession - Boutique Law Firms as the Last Bastion of Professionalism', Legal Ethics, bind 26, nr. 2, s. 166-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/1460728x.2024.2341347

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Caserta, S. (2024). Between Continuity and Change in the Italian Legal Profession - Boutique Law Firms as the Last Bastion of Professionalism. Legal Ethics, 26(2), 166-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/1460728x.2024.2341347

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Caserta S. Between Continuity and Change in the Italian Legal Profession - Boutique Law Firms as the Last Bastion of Professionalism. Legal Ethics. 2024;26(2):166-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/1460728x.2024.2341347

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Caserta, Salvatore. / Between Continuity and Change in the Italian Legal Profession - Boutique Law Firms as the Last Bastion of Professionalism. I: Legal Ethics. 2024 ; Bind 26, Nr. 2. s. 166-182.

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