We provide representation under a variety of fee structures, including reasonable
hourly fee arrangements, contingency fee agreements in appropriate cases, and hybrid or mixed hourly and contingency fee structures.
Not exact matches
I can structure almost any kind of
fee arrangement agreeable both parties, but I have no
hourly billing rates.
Hourly Fee / Retainer: This is the most traditional type of attorney - client fee arrangement and involves paying for the attorney's time at that attorney's hourly
Hourly Fee / Retainer: This is the most traditional type of attorney - client fee arrangement and involves paying for the attorney's time at that attorney's hourly ra
Fee / Retainer: This is the most traditional type of attorney - client
fee arrangement and involves paying for the attorney's time at that attorney's hourly ra
fee arrangement and involves paying for the attorney's time at that attorney's
hourlyhourly rate.
The same goes for converting an
hourly fee agreement into a contingent
fee arrangement or asking a client to sign a confession of judgement.
I view s. 33 (1) and (2) as permitting, despite other statutes, all kinds of
fee arrangements contingent upon success, and not just
hourly rate multipliers.
In many cases, our
fee agreements are hybrid
arrangements that combine a substantially reduced
hourly rate with a contingent payment tied to the outcome in the case.
That means using
hourly billing, flat
fees, contingent
fees, and hybrid
arrangements to suit each matter best.
Our cost structures differ from Big Law allowing us to move away from out - dated and inefficient
hourly rate pricing and towards innovative and value - based
fee arrangements.
Whether you bill
hourly or use alternative
fee arrangements, knowing how much work you're putting into a matter versus how much you think you should or want to put into it is critical.
Law360 reports that BTI Consulting Group has published a recent survey that shows out of $ 21.3 billion spent by chief legal officers inside top U.S. corporations, alternative
fee arrangements to
hourly rate
arrangements accounted for 35.6 % of total spending in 2015, up 20.5 % from 2012.
Variations of
hourly billings, fixed
fee billing, contingent
fee arrangements and other forms of «alternative billing» are no longer merely isolated experiences.
Ken Callander shocked some of the audience by describing alternative
fees, including those for litigation: «In my practice, I work with companies» in - house departments, moving them off
hourly fees and on to value - based
fee arrangements.
Fee arrangements other than
hourly billing have been around for a long time.
Typically New Law offers flexible
fee arrangements (flat
fees are common) or charge a much lower
hourly rates due to lower overheads.
Serving a moderate - means client base, the ULG provides relatively simple, short - term legal services and offers flat - rate
fee arrangements or
hourly rates of $ 50 to $ 80 per hour, depending on client income.
«With increasing demands for predictable budgets in traditional
hourly matters and the growth in fixed -
fee and other alternative
fee arrangements with clients, Parker Poe needed a solution that would help the firm manage these client needs more effectively and to do so profitably.»
In the simplest terms Alternative or Special
Fee Arrangements are agreements between a law firm and a client to provide compensation to the firm based on a structure other than
hourly billing.
People have been talking about the demise of the
hourly rate for twenty years, but I think now with it being a buyer's market, clients are really pushing for their law firms to get off
hourly rates and move to other types of
fee arrangements that give them more predictability and forces the firms to be more efficient.
Unlike civil lawyers who may charge
hourly rates, you will always know up front what our
fees are and the
arrangements that can be made to make instalment payments if needed.
Topics may include, for example, how to create a business plan, the key elements of an engagement letter, how to choose your niche, and how to decide between different billing
arrangements such as contingency
fees,
hourly rates or flat
fees.
While all panelists agreed that profitability is most important, each gave different ideas of how to respond to requests for alternative
fee arrangements, from fixed
fees and discounted
hourly rates, to finding opportunities for the firm and their client to «split the difference» when certain milestones are achieved at greater - than - expected margins.
If you're not bringing up alternative
fee arrangements, and are still only quoting
hourly rates, beware: your time in business is limited.
We tailor our
fee arrangement to meet your needs, whether it's an
hourly, flat, contingent or hybrid relationship.
The general theme is this:
hourly billing frustrates clients; firms need to find new ways to add and show value — and the best way is through alternative
fee arrangements that clients are gravitating towards in droves.
Another area where technology could prove useful is in platforms that could more easily accommodate value - based
fee arrangements as opposed to
hourly billing.
Moreover, as law firms move toward alternative and fixed -
fee arrangements, they're far more likely to use paralegals, whose rates are tied to the fixed
fee and not billed
hourly.
It's a natural reaction for lawyers and law firms to resist it because they would like to retain the
hourly billing at a non-budgeted amount, but there are lawyers and firms that actually come to the table and offer the alternative
fee arrangement — it could be a cap on certain things, or a volume discount.
While not a retainer, moving from an
hourly to a flat
fee arrangement will allow a lawyer to take in money upfront, with the potential to avoid trust accounting requirements as well.
Some flat -
fee arrangements can actually be more lucrative than an
hourly arrangement, especially if the work is routine and predictable.
Over the 12 - month period ending December 31, 2015, 9.4 percent of matters submitted and processed via the CounselLink solution were invoiced, at least in part, under a
fee arrangement other than traditional
hourly billing.
Hybrid
arrangements (e.g.,
hourly rate +
fee cap) can also work.
«None of this work will be billed at
hourly rates but rather will be competitively priced through fixed -
fee arrangements that will vary depending on our clients» requirements.»
Variations of
hourly billings, fixed -
fee billing, contingent
fee arrangements and other forms of «alternative billing» are no longer merely isolated experiences.
In addition to our standard
hourly billing, we offer flat
fees, blended rates, partial contingency
arrangements and capped
fees.
The Database is used by both private Law Firms and Corporate Counsel worldwide to effectively price the legal services offered or received either in
Hourly Rates or Alternative
Fee Arrangements (AFAs) such as Fixed
Fee, Transaction
Fees, Fixed +
Hourly Rate, Collars, Caps, Contingencies and Bonus pricing schemes.
These will form the basis of its move towards alternative
fee arrangements, where it has approached firms with a menu of different
arrangements, with the ambition of moving entirely away from the
hourly rate.
Fee Arrangement: Unlike most New Jersey commercial litigation law firms, we are creative on our fee arrangements, and we often take commercial litigation cases on partial contingency basis / partial hourly bas
Fee Arrangement: Unlike most New Jersey commercial litigation law firms, we are creative on our
fee arrangements, and we often take commercial litigation cases on partial contingency basis / partial hourly bas
fee arrangements, and we often take commercial litigation cases on partial contingency basis / partial
hourly basis.
We offer alternate
fee arrangements for certain types of cases, however, most cases require a retainer deposit and our time is charged
hourly.
«An
Hourly Shift: Law Firms See Alternative
Fee Arrangements as Here to Stay» by Kim Lyons (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) >> READ ARTICLE
Over the 12 - month period ending June 2013, 9.7 % of matters submitted and processed via the CounselLink solution were invoiced, at least in part, under a
fee arrangement other than traditional
hourly billing.
Due to its expertise in Attorney
Hourly Rate and Alternative
Fee Arrangement (AFA) or Alternative Billing
Arrangements Pricing for individual Attorneys at over 1,200 Law Firms including the Top 200 by Annual Revenue Size, Magic Circle and other large regional, middle - market, small and boutique Firms, Valeo has been used as a primary source and cited for articles in the major law and business publications.
Competition for corporate, business and individual clients will cause traditional
hourly billing rates to be replaced by variations of
hourly billing
arrangements, contingency and fixed
fee and combination of these alternatives.
In other words, a significant proportion of
arrangements that are ostensibly
hourly billing based, are in fact fixed
fees in all but name only.
One way they are tackling these challenges is by replacing conventional
hourly billing with a variety of alternative
fee arrangements (AFAs).
ALTERNATIVE
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hourly fee based on time spe
fee based on time spent.
The company has announced that it will no longer pay
hourly attorney's
fees, opting for alternative billing
arrangements with select law firms.
Or they refuse
hourly arrangements altogether and insist on fixed or flat
fees and other alternatives to
hourly billing.
It almost always makes sense to at least discuss with your lawyer billing
arrangements other than straight
hourly fees.
We also offer blended
fee arrangements that include a reduced
hourly rate and a contingent
fee component.
Throughout his career, Ladd has represented clients under
hourly, contingent and hybrid (mixed -
hourly and contingent)
fee arrangements.