Billable Hour
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Small Law Firms, Sponsored Content
AutoTime By Smokeball: Revolutionizing Time Entry For The Busy Lawyer
Let’s be honest -- everyone hates keeping track of billable hours. -
Billable Hours
Busyness And The Billable Hour
"I’m busy" is the automatic lawyer response, regardless of whether there is any truth in that. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: A Litigation Powerhouse Announces
Some associates are pleased, but others don't like the firm's expanding marketing requirement.
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
The Billable Hour Stifles Billing Innovation
Stubbornness strikes again... -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
The Alternative Fee Arrangement That Will Force Big Firms To Innovate Or Die
For high-stakes stuff, we may be stuck with the billable hour, but for everything else, the billable hour is doomed. -
Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, Money
Legal Fee Voyeurism: Gawking At Gawker's Lawyer Bills
The embattled media company has hired high-priced talent to help it through its troubles. -
In-House Counsel
The Road Not Taken: Uncultured Pearls
Once lawyers know how to improve the situation at work, we no longer have an excuse for tolerating the status quo. -
Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Legal Ethics
Lawyer Sent Fake Bills To Company For 14 Years. Lesson: Check Yo Bills.
Attention, multinational corporations: when paying legal bills, make sure you know exactly what you're paying for. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.18.16
* Justice Ginsburg gets the job done, and in as few words as possible. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Will robots do away with the billable hour? And, perhaps, your job? [Law360]
* Bill Cosby’s ex-lawyer, Marty Singer, is reportedly being profiled by Vanity Fair. [Jezebel]
* The Facebook Effect is changing how you do business. [Law and More]
* Ha, this poor law student — on the same flight as her tax prof the day after the final, as well as on the same return flight. [TaxProf Blog]
* Virginia scheme that harshly punishes the poor for being unable to pay fines is now the subject of litigation. [Slate]
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Billable Hours, Women's Issues
The Billable Hour Is A Feminist Issue
The billable hour must be addressed. -
Money, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Top Supreme Court Advocates Charge How Much Per Hour?
Appearing before the high court involves high billing rates -- but that doesn't make those rates unreasonable. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.20.15
Judge settles sexual harassment case brought against him by his former court reporter; Elizabeth Wurtzel talks about Biglaw inefficiencies; Vermont has banned litigation financing for a year; Crowdfunding police abuse lawsuits...and more. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.04.15
* DEA Agent thinks legalized pot will get rabbits high. Do you know how quickly they reproduce? This could lead to a terrifying Dorito’s shortage. [Lowering the Bar]
* Facebook lands a guy in prison after he “Likes” his own Wanted poster. [Jonathan Turley]
* The billable hour is a recipe for law firm failure. [The Legal Intelligencer]
* Dov Charney really really wants to get back control of American Apparel. Guy can’t seem to take no for an answer. In any event, his legal maneuvers may have set the stage for the intentional death of the company. [Dealbreaker]
* In honor of Star Wars Day, here are lessons lawyers can learn from Star Wars. Don’t go Jar Jar. [The Nutmeg Lawyer]
* The $140 million suit brought against Proskauer Rose by the Johnson & Johnson heirs will go forward. So… more tears for Proskauer. [Reuters]
* Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s Brooklyn spin class turns into a celebration. [Wall Street Journal / Metropolis]
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Biglaw, Billable Hours, In-House Counsel
Beyond The Billable Hour: 6 Key Insights
What does the rise of alternative fee arrangements mean for both law firms and their clients? -
Money, Paul Clement, Small Law Firms
Federal Judge Says Paul Clement Isn't Special Enough To Command Insane Hourly Rates
How much was this superstar attorney trying to charge his client? -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.04.14
Captainamerica1* Finally something with bipartisan support. Nazis are bad. [Lowering the Bar]
* 80 year old law student graduates. We would say he’ll literally being paying this off for the rest of his life, but… England. [Legal Cheek]
* Elie was in the paper today! [New York Daily News]
* Yesterday we had a partner admitting law firms are targets for hackers. Maybe those hackers should take on the geniuses at Sony. [Gawker]
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Morning Docket: 12.04.14
* Looking for a cool job? Here’s one. Seriously, this looks like a great gig for someone looking to get into altLaw. [Diligence Engine]* Biglaw runs up big bills. Really big bills. [Last Honest Lawyer]
* Blast from the past: patent pendency in 1993. [Patently O]
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Biglaw, Billable Hours, Boutique Law Firms, Duval & Stachenfeld, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, Money, Real Estate, Small Law Firms
Reinventing The Law Business: In Defense Of The Billable Hour
Should the billable hour really be vilified as something that rewards inefficiency and incompetence, or is it a benchmark with which to judge performance, or is it both? -
Biglaw, Donald Trump, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
13 Things That Keep GCs Up At Night
"Stop writing useless memos" and other takeaways from the NYLMA GC Summit. -
Advertising, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Job Searches, Lateral Moves, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Biglaw's Pulse Beats Steadily, Gloom And Doom Notwithstanding
As the economy settles, so will Biglaw. -
Back to the Future, Biglaw, Billable Hours
Flashback Friday: Billable Hours In The 1990s
How hard did Biglaw associates work back in the day?