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Is the Ballooning Billing Rate Ready to Pop? Image

Is the Ballooning Billing Rate Ready to Pop?

Amanda O'Brien

Short of a seismic financial shock, hefty law firm billing rate increases are seemingly here to stay, much to the chagrin of clients and their general counsel. But that’s not to say that market conditions aren’t evolving to challenge the status quo of large rate increases — and in the words of one consultant advising corporate law departments, you don’t know you’re in a bubble until it pops.

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The Double-Edged Sword of Discounting Corporate Legal Fees: Weighing Profitability Against Client Retention Image

The Double-Edged Sword of Discounting Corporate Legal Fees: Weighing Profitability Against Client Retention

Eric Dewey

This article delves into the multifaceted implications of discounting corporate legal fees, exploring both the potential benefits and the risks associated with this strategy.

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ABA Issues New Ethics Opinion On Billing for AI-Supported Work Image

ABA Issues New Ethics Opinion On Billing for AI-Supported Work

Mimi Lamarre

A new American Bar Association ethics opinion touches on what has been a risky business area for Big Law in the emergence of generative AI: billing and fees related to AI-supported legal work.

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Partner Pay Spread Increases for Top Law Firms Amid Partnership Model Changes Image

Partner Pay Spread Increases for Top Law Firms Amid Partnership Model Changes

Andrew Maloney

Amid unprecedented billing rate hikes and an escalation of the battle for rainmaking talent, Am Law 100 law firms again raised the stakes on partner pay last year. At the same time, the average spread among Second Hundred firms fell a bit.

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Law Firms Eager to Increase Nonequity Tiers

Andrew Maloney

Last year saw a "staggering" jump in the number of law firm leaders who said they wanted to increase their nonequity tier going forward. Now it's clear many of the biggest Big Law players are following through, with several Am Law 100 firms growing their income partner ranks by double-digit percentages in 2023.

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Big Law Banks On Contingency Fees to Maximize Profitability Image

Big Law Banks On Contingency Fees to Maximize Profitability

Abigail Adcox

In a quest to maximize profitability, Am Law 200 law firms have grown their share of business tied to contingency fees, a gamble that has paid off for some firms in recent years.

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Law Firms Happy to Trade Falling Realization Rates for Strong Rate Increases Image

Law Firms Happy to Trade Falling Realization Rates for Strong Rate Increases

Dan Roe

While some firm leaders pointed to market factors such as economic uncertainty, most indicated that declining realization rates were a price they were happy to pay in exchange for several years of strong rate increases.

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AI, the Billable Hour and Improving Client Service Image

AI, the Billable Hour and Improving Client Service

J. Mark Santiago

The ultimate guardian of the quality of client service is the partners' own judgement but properly utilizing AI can set expectations that will benefit the clients and the firm and end forever the "End of the Billable Hour" stories.

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Generative AI and Law Firm Pricing Image

Generative AI and Law Firm Pricing

Isha Marathe

Generative AI, combined with client education, could signal the slow death knell of the billable hour.

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White Box vs. Black Box Compensation Systems Image

White Box vs. Black Box Compensation Systems

J. Mark Santiago

Having a compensation system that clearly outlines partner expectations, provides the partners with the ability to validate the results by communicating the results back to them does more to build collegiality than an opaque system that, by its design, promotes distrust and ill will among partners.

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