The term “billable hour,” a unit of time used in the legal industry, is common in popular culture but can be misunderstood. What goes into a billable hour is more than 60 minutes of time, and ...

Why Do Attorneys Bill in Increments? Billing in increments is standard practice for practical reasons. Billing by the minute or just a few minutes is difficult to track and time-consuming, not to ...

"With public sector clients, you're frequently dealing with people who aren't lawyers," said Mantra Partner founder and CEO Marci Taylor. "You're writing knowing that there's a high likelihood that ...

January 25, 2024 - In a highly competitive legal services market, law firms can no longer count on simply providing excellent legal service. They also need to make sure they get billing right. That's ...

Is the billable hour dying? According to research from the latest Legal Trends Report, clients want modern payment options: over half of potential clients would prefer to pay their lawyers using ...

In his Virtual Lawyering column, Mark Berman discusses Formal Ethics Opinion 512, issued in July by the American Bar Association, which addresses lawyers' use of generative artificial intelligence ...

Jane Haskins practiced law for 20 years, representing small businesses in startup, dissolution, business transactions and litigation. She has written hundreds of articles on legal, intellectual ...