Is the billable hour dead? Alternatives abound for attorneys brave enough to cash in
Lawyers can find alternatives to the billable hour, but they have to be brave enough to embrace them.
How to limit nonbillable hours to make the most of your practice
Lawyers often express frustration with their ability to manage their time each day, perhaps because they normally bill for their time by the 10th of the hour — and it’s all too easy to compute the potential revenue loss of even 12 minutes.
Billing disputes — and how to avoid them
A number of highly publicized billing controversies involving prominent law firms recently have drawn considerable attention to the process by which lawyers bill for their services.
Watching the clock: Tips for attorneys who want to boost billable hours
Wisconsin lawyers spend 37 percent of their time on work that goes unbilled, according to a national survey.
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