Tuesday, May 5, 2009

I'd Like a Reply Memo in a Size 8, Please

For those of you who dream of an idyllic world without billables think of private practice's extreme alternatives. Here is one example from the ABA: How Law Practice Will Become Like Off-the-Rack Suits. Read the complete article at:http://www.abajournal.com/news/how_law_practice_will_become_like_off-the-rack_suits/

Sunday, May 3, 2009

The Fall of the Billable Hour Paradigm?

You have voted on the future of the billable hour: most of you want to do away with the billable hour by focussing on alternatives (62%); many of you continue believe in the utility of the billable hour and want the profession to stick with it (25%); and only a small minority despise the billable hour enough to want to "kill it" (12%).

Don't forget to vote on our new survey on the right side of the screen -- has your firm's summer lunch policy changed?