Sentences with phrase «so alternative billing»

So alternative billing isn't exactly catching on in the legal field.

Not exact matches

Keep in mind that you will pay more in interest over time with these alternative repayment options, though they can reduce your monthly bill so you have more breathing room.

I love tomato - based salsas with frittatas, chips and Pork Carnitas but I wanted an alternative for variety so this Roasted Tomatillo Salsa fits the bill.

So imagine my excitement when the folks at Tropical Traditions sent me a 32 oz Jar of their Gold Label Virgin Coconut Oil!I always try and look for healthier alternatives in my cooking and baking and Coconut Oil seems to fit the bill perfectly.Its pretty versatile since it can be used in both sweet and savory creations and I love its warm sweet aroma filling my kitchen when I use it!

Gov. Wilson also signed bill allowing alternative teacher credentialing so more instructors can be hired.

Shadow schools minister Kevin Brennan said there did «not seem to be any particularly good reason» why alternative provision should be «outside the terms of the bill», adding: «The criteria currently proposed would of course be entirely inappropriate for pupil referral units, so if they are to be included, there would need to be a significant rethink on definitions and criteria.»

The alternative is to try to sell your bill to someone else, but to do so, your broker will likely charge you a fee.

It sounds like there's lots of customization going on, so 3 - 4 unique figures might not quite fit the bill, but I'd recommend looking into alternative ways to distinguish each figure (clips to attach a cardboard token, cardboard rings to put around the bases, tokens to put next to armies / figures) and if the KS is successful (and with art like this, I'm not sure how it could NOT be successful!!)

Bill Gates seems to kinda get it so maybe there will be some progress on innovative alternatives.

In a world where some of the utilities» most profitable corporate customers — from Apple to Ikea to Mars — are investing massively in their own electricity generation capacity (and imposing carbon prices on themselves); where smart home technology promises to cut bills, even for those folks who can't be bothered in programming their thermostat; where LEDs are becoming so cheap they are a no - brainer, even for the anti-environmental crowd; where solar prices keep dropping dramatically and battery - storage innovation is just ramping up, there's good reason for investors to consider alternative options to traditionally «safe» investment in utilities.

So desperate are firms to build Supreme Court credentials that many will prepare amicus briefs on a pro bono basis, or offer flat fees or alternative billing.

«At a time when general counsel are looking for alternative billing arrangements, the playing field has been leveled, so smaller firms can make pitches to big clients that would have fallen on deaf ears before,» DuPont General Counsel Thomas L. Sager told Cotts.

So that's why I didn't quite understand value billing guru Ron Baker's post about Shepherd's alternative billing system.

We are heavily involved in alternative fee matters, fee estimates, billing rate decisions and so forth.

So, is 2008 the year that we'll really see client pressure on firms to offer alternative billing, as Wired GC predicts?

So at the end of the day, what matters more to corporate clients — business goals, like saving money through alternative billing... or personal relationships?

Yes, alternative or value - based billing could certainly be a result of this change in mindset, but so will a more equitable implementation of the hourly billing model.

I think so often metrics in the law firm library circle around things like number of reference requests, docketed / billed hours spent, and budget targets; it is good to learn about alternatives that provide more value for measuring performance.

But, as clients continue to resist hourly billing and alternative legal services proliferate and improve, it's becoming more and more important to stay up to date with the latest industry trends so you can remain competitive in this new - look legal landscape.

It appears that alternative billing is the new norm for law firms, so it's important to gain a strong understanding of all the different billing methods and fee structures available to you.

TimeSolv is a flexible, affordable and efficient alternative for a legal billing and project management software that is worth the investment of being so user friendly you don't need to handle the invoices as many times to reach the same result of a precise and accurate invoice.

I had to do a bit of catching up on my MCLE, so I watched a program entitled Attorney Alternative Billing Options and Their Ethical Considerations.

We've been hearing about so - called alternative billing in earnest for the last five years.

Fees are controlled through a combination of strong billing guidelines, rational alternative fee arrangements, real - time feedback on performance, streamlining of staffing, strategy, and tactics, early exploration of settlement and ADR, and so on.

We believed that alternative fees and not hourly billing, combined with «skin in the game» (holdbacks or bonuses) and empowering clients to rewrite bills so the invoice reflected the client's judgment of the value we provided were the means to achieve those objectives.

So, we have a ways to go to educate our clients on the benefits of alternative billing, and a mountain of history to overcome.

In my experience so far, the success of alternative billing arrangements is dependent on a number of factors:

Indeed, as we said years ago in the post chronomentrophobia, «from the perspective of the overworked associate or partner, there is nothing wrong with the billable hour fee system that is not very likely to be carried over to any alternative billing arrangements, so long as the firm expects the shift to be made without reducing its income or profits, and the lawyer expects the same income.

However, so as not to miss out on the potential for reward, these investors sought alternative exposures and publicly traded companies that claim a connection with bitcoin and / or blockchain tech fit the bill.

A third alternative is to introduce a legislated Bill of Rights so that the public are able to understand more fully, through its operation, the purpose of a Bill of Rights and its benefits.

«Fannie Mae's interest rates are good, but the prepayment penalties are so stringent that I don't encourage buyers to use the program if they have an alternative,» says Bill Doumar, CCIM, with RE / MAX Commercial & Investment Realty in Los Angeles.

Cell Phones Cellphones have become so popular that most people just pay their monthly bills without thinking twice and wouldn't even consider alternatives.