LA Weight Loss (Grand Rapids, MI) 2002 — 2003 Sales Manager • Held responsibility of marketing weight loss programs to new and current clients, earning a promotion within three months to Sales Manager due to excellent customer relation abilities, prospecting techniques, and closing success • Grew average weekly revenue of
billable client plans by 35 % LYTD, exceeding sales goals and quotas for position • Earned recognition as top sales associate for highest monthly sales growth in a given period in franchise history
• Successfully increased average weekly revenue of
billable client plan by 35 % LYTD.
You will be exposed to a range of practice areas and take part in
billable client work and pro bono projects.
In addition to being exposed to a wide range of practice areas, our summer associates take part in
billable client work and pro bono projects.
Not exact matches
Among other things, Clio offers an easy way to track
billable hours and enables lawyer and
client to work literally on the same page.
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clients • Shopping for whole grains • Myo - inositol • Vitamin D • N - Acetyl Cysteine • Omega - 3 fatty acids
Those against raised the specter of abuse (there are several questionable agents in Writer Beware's files who soak their
clients for
billable hours while doing little or nothing to place manuscripts with reputable publishers), the loss of agents» entrepreneurial edge if they got paid no matter what (the fact that the agent profits only when the writer does is at the heart of the traditional author - agent relationship); and, of course, the possibility that only wealthy writers could afford to have agents.
The
client usually pays an initial «retainer» — also known as an advance fee deposit — to cover a certain amount of
billable time up front (say $ 5,000 or $ 10,000).
TravelPD is a leading travel portal development company adopts unique XML, GDS API integration for various business modules, what we offer is a Pilot project integrating single XML if
client is satisfied we will proceed further or you could with draw the project pilot project is non
billable, we develop robust system for B2B, B2C, B2B2C & etc..
At the end of the day that nickel will hopefully turn into a
client that will be on a normal,
billable rate.
With respect to
client billable activity, I can speak more about US than Canadian firms.
The twin bottom lines in private practice — service to
clients and the
billable hour — can both be well served within a flexible schedule.
One can rephrase the question slightly and still be a «profitable» lawyer who works less than 1200 hours per year in a law fim that bills its
clients without slavish reliance on the
billable hour.
After all, cash - strapped
clients are no longer as willing to write a blank check for $ 1000 / hour
billable rates.
A precedent - setting decision at the Ontario Court of Appeal this week strikes at the heart of
client concerns over the abuse of
billable hours, and provides a legal framework by which
clients might be able to reject law firm fees considered excessive or unreasonable.
«Circuit Clerk Lists Top Lawyer Gaffes Main Firms May Want
Billable - Hour Minimums, but
Clients Don't»
To be successful at making a change from the
billable hour to alternative billing methods, you must be clear about the benefits to you and to your
clients, and the consequences for failing to make the change.
The
billable hour will likely never die, but it's being hunted down by bloggers like Jay Shepherd at The
Client Revolution, who explored the concept of «open - price» lawyering.
To be successful at making a change from the
billable hour to alternative fee arrangements, lawyers should be clear about the benefits to their
clients and the consequences for failing to make the change.
Clients are demanding alternatives to the
billable hour, and that is changing how solos and firms are behaving in light of these new expectations.
Functions include the input of
billable hours to a specific
client matter, the use of a timer to calculate and post time spent on a given
client matter, and the ability to ask Alexa various questions that relate to
billable hours.
Enrico Schaefer at The Greatest American Lawyer suggests the shrinking BigLaw sector may not be a bad thing at a macro level since it will provide an opportunity for foundational change in the market for legal services as new legal service models (e.g., alternative billing) start competing with the traditional approaches (e.g.,
billable hour), and
clients start to have real choices.
This not only helps your
clients find a payment structure that works for them, but also ensures that you are able to collect on your
billable time.
At least with the
billable hour and forcing firms to give estimates,
clients get some protection, as they do with «incentive» systems, where a firm, for example, charges a lower hourly rate up front and agrees to take a bonus for success.
Some great pit stops include Enrico Schaefer's post discussing how the
billable hour puts a lawyer's interests at odds with those of his
client, a post at Techdirt on a recent decision forcing Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) to pay legal fees for litigants it wrongly sued and Nicole Black's post mortem on the Duke lacrosse rape case, along with a video that sums up the case.
I wonder if law firm
clients will catch on to the implications multi-tasking has on the
billable hour.
From recording
billable hours to explaining fees to
clients and reviewing the bill all over again, billing is rarely fun and provides little creative outlet.
If Ms. Dyck charges her
clients by the
billable hour, and begins all professional communications in this same way, then her every
client should be given a stopwatch and a copy of Rule 2.08 (1) of LSUC's (Ontario) Rules of Professional Conduct: «A lawyer shall not charge or accept any amount for a fee or disbursement unless it is fair and reasonable and has been disclosed in a timely fashion.»
«That [scenario] is what, to many
clients, the hourly fee sounds like,» says Calloway, co-author of Winning Alternatives to the
Billable Hour: Strategies that Work, published by the American Bar Association.
Document automation can help firms meet many of these new requirements, allowing them to reduce their reliance on the
billable hour and pass on significant savings and efficiencies to their
clients, all while maintaining or even increasing firm profitability.
Clients have been resistant to incurring training costs for a number of years, which reveals itself in the
billable hour performance and realization rate for associates.
Tying this back into the evolving billing model that is emerging in the legal sector, this may mean sacrificing a bit on the traditional
billable hour model in order to make sure the
client is happy with the cost of your services, as well as the quality.
As additional unintended consequence of emphasizing partner
billable hours, relates to
clients becoming conditioned to partner staffing on their cases.
To foster that sense of personal responsibility, firm management should encourage each lawyer to analyze his or her own contribution to the firm in areas such as billings,
billable hours,
client development activities and enhancing the firm's image.
Clients are smarter than ever about
billable hours and the last thing they want are associates working inefficiently out of a misguided attempt to meet
billable hours requirements.
We see this mentality frequently displayed in law firm partners who prefer to record 1,800, 1,900 or more
billable hours each year, in order to earn fees now, rather than devote some of that time to business development,
client relations, and the professional development of others in the firm — all of which have been demonstrated to produce much greater financial returns long - term.
Clio's time keeping features ensure that each
client's monthly quota of
billable hours is not exceeded, and provides a neatly organized database for all of the firm's data and files, which are accessible from anywhere.
Below are a few tips to help you manage associates»
billable hours to foster firm productivity and increase
client satisfaction.
Mr. Harris provides a free initial consultation to all new
clients, and we have flat rate legal fees, meaning no
billable hours for our services!
For instance, should you record eight hrs of
billable time each day only six of individuals eight hrs are compensated through the
client, your realization rates are only 75 %.
PSLs are well - respected attorneys, usually with several years of practice experience, who draft or gather high - quality precedent documents, research and summarize legal developments for internal and
client use, help
billable attorneys find expert colleagues, and train junior lawyers.
With law firms increasing both their hourly rates and the number of
billable hours they expect their associates to work, it is no surprise that the
clients holding the outsized bills and expecting to pay for all this growth are pushing back with tools like billing guidelines, outside and internal auditors, and more competitive hiring practices.
Billable hours — Firms agree with their
client to a rate per lawyer hour and then bill at the end or during a project based on that rate and the actual number of hours worked.
Unlike most law firms that bill
clients based on the total
billable hours each lawyer works on a particular matter, M&A Law Firm, P.C. employs a variety of alternative fee structures.
Not too many people (both lawyers and
clients) enjoy the
billable hour.
For example, consider a law firm that is internally «selling» a lifestyle culture to recruits and laterals and has commensurately lower
billable hour requirements yet externally pays full market compensation for talent because some or all of the Partners are pursuing large
clients known for fast - paced transactions that often require all - niters.
The firm must recognize the partners who have significant
billable hours, to acknowledge and reward partners who have developed a reputation or skill level to better service
clients, to set a formula which recognizes and rewards marketing efforts, as well as
billable hours, and to look at an analysis of profitability in the type of work being generated by particular partners.
If you think about it, it puts us in a rather awkward position because lawyers serve the
clients on one hand, but on the other are compensated by the law firm on a
billable hour structure.
From learning how to manage your
clients and
billable hours to discovering effective marketing techniques, you too can be successful.
However, if the firm has no way to bill a
client except through
billable time and if automation reduces
billable time, then the hardware, software, and configuration costs become net losses to the firm, with no increase in profitability.