It is the firm's policy to work with our clients to develop rate structures and billing procedures that are mutually agreeable,
including alternative billing arrangements such as fixed or task - based fees, contingent fees and volume - based discounted fees.
A wide range of innovations are mentioned as being used by traditional providers
including alternative billing, document assembly, artificial intelligence, project management and process improvement, and unbundling.
Not exact matches
debt obligations of the U.S. government that are issued at various intervals and with various maturities; revenue from these bonds is used to raise capital and / or refund outstanding debt; since Treasury securities are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, they are generally considered to be free from credit risk and thus typically carry lower yields than other securities; the interest paid by Treasuries is exempt from state and local tax, but is subject to federal taxes and may be subject to the federal
Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); U.S. Treasury securities
include Treasury
bills, Treasury notes, Treasury bonds, zero - coupon bonds, Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (TIPS), and Treasury Auctions
While there are legitimate criticism of the
bill,
including whether the carbon levy is actually «revenue neutral,» the Wildrose Opposition failed to offer any
alternative plan.
The
bill will require the city to install backup power for traffic and streetlights, and develop
alternative transportation options during a crisis —
including bus and ferry service.
The parties will bring forward a Referendum
Bill on electoral reform, which
includes provision for the introduction of the
Alternative Vote in the event of a positive result in the referendum, as well as for the creation of fewer and more equal sized constituencies.
«We will bring forward a Referendum
Bill on electoral reform, which
includes provision for the introduction of the
Alternative Vote in the event of a positive result in the referendum, as well as for the creation of fewer and more equal sized constituencies.
In one of the least noticed changes, Clegg has been given responsibility for political reform
including a
bill enabling a referendum on the
alternative vote for electing the Commons.
Instead, reformers are meant to be cheered that at least Labour's next manifesto will now
include not only the detailed Lords reform plan contained in that draft
bill but also a pledge for a referendum on the
alternative vote system of election for the Commons.
He pledges to lower corporate taxes; support a fence on the U.S. southern border to improve security; repeal the health care
bill; issue tax credits to students attending non-public and charter schools; support domestic energy production,
including oil drilling, coal mining and natural gas extraction; and invest in creating
alternative energy sources.
The Michigan
bill is particularly puzzling because it actually mandates many of the
alternative interventions identified as effective by practitioners and / or researchers,
including regular diagnostic assessment of children in grades K - 3, «evidence - based» small group or 1 - on - 1 supplemental instruction for students in K - 3 failing to meet benchmarks, and intensive teacher professional development.
Senate
Bill 193 would allow parents to use 90 percent of the per - pupil grant the state gives to local public schools and instead put it toward
alternative educational expenses,
including private school tuition or homeschooling.
Maine's proposed
bill is supported by the Maine State Board of Education, the Maine PTA, Advisory Council on
Alternative Education, the Maine Association for Public Charter Schools, and hundreds of parents, educators and other citizens,
including the Commissioner of Education.
An Assembly companion
bill, AB 423, to a Senate proposal (SB 299) was introduced to expand the teacher education programs that allow educators to obtain an initial teaching license under the
alternative teacher licensure path to
include teacher education programs approved by the Association Montessori Internationale.
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.»
And some school boards —
including those overseeing the Los Angeles and San Diego unified school districts — are passing measures like a «school climate
bill of rights,» which, among other things, mandates that schools employ restorative justice as an
alternative to traditional discipline when students get into fights or cause other trouble.
Alternative credit may
include a documented history of
bills you've paid on time, such as rent, utility or cable services.
In 2016 the Ontario government introduced
Bill 156, the
alternative financial services statute law amendment act because they like simple titles, where they proposed various changes to the payday loans act,
including limits on how many payday loans you could get in a certain period of time, obviously to prevent multiple repeat payday loans.
These
alternative scores take into account far more than just past credit payments,
including the frequency with which people pay their rent and utilities
bills on time and in full each month.
These
alternatives include money market mutual funds, Treasury
bills, and certificates of deposit.
Both firms are providing
alternative data for the new score,
including payment history on utility
bills, cable
bills and cellphone
bills — information held in a database maintained by Equifax — as well as public record information,
including address history, held in the LexisNexis database.
With other approaches to an energy and climate
bill blocked —
including carbon taxes or a broader cap - and - trade mechanism for controlling emissions — the only viable
alternative appears to be to limit a cap to utilities, the one sector that's already familiar with smokestack rules and markets in emissions credits.
Plug In America has been working with Republican leaders on this
bill to have supportive EV provisions
included: a two year extension of the EV tax credit for 2 and 3 wheeled plug - in vehicles until January 1, 2019, AND a two year extension of the Section 30C
Alternative Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property Credit, which applies to EV charging infrastructure for homes and businesses.
Ars Technica reports, «The research aims of the
bill fall into three broad categories: to figure out how best to deal with the e-waste already out there, to «develop and demonstrate environmentally friendly
alternatives to the use of hazardous and potentially hazardous materials in electronic devices and the production of such devices,» and to «reconsider product design and assembly to facilitate and improve refurbishment, reuse, and recycling of electronic devices,
including an emphasis on design for recycling.»
The question of a new tax or fee being
included in a climate
bill has been a controversial issue because many Republicans have long dismissed climate control legislation as nothing more than a new tax on consumers, who would face higher energy prices when more expensive
alternative energy like wind and solar power replace dirty - burning coal and oil.
One critical caveat: I am not suggesting that timekeepers should stop recording hours, because that information is invaluable for budgeting and pricing,
including determining
billing rates and
alternative fees like flat fees.
Making the changes necessary to successfully implement an
alternative billing system as a replacement for an hourly rate
billing system will involve and likely will require significant changes in other systems
including your evaluation, compensation, training and the practice / work management systems.
The full survey covers a broader range of topics,
including alternative fees,
billing and invoicing, competition and collaboration.
However, one would be hard - pressed to beat the time - and -
billing programs out there,
including Thomson Elite, LexisNexis» PCLaw, and a plethora of Windows - based
alternatives.
Cartier Liebel empathizes to some extent, believing that Wold «has been sold a
bill of goods about job prospects and not been provided reasonable
alternatives during the course of his education which
included entrepreneurship with his degree.
Fee agreements,
including ideas on
alternative billing in estate planning, administration, and litigation
Some of the services I provide
include: Individual Coaching Assessments and Surveys Procedure and Systems Analysis and Creation Business Planning and Business Development I also do workshops and presentations for law firms, bar associations and other lawyer's groups on topics
including: time management, legal marketing basics, law firm operations,
billing practices and
billing alternatives, targeting your ideal clients, and other practice management and business development issues.
Making the changes necessary to successfully implement an
alternative billing system as a replacement for an hourly rate
billing system will involve and likely require significant changes in other systems
including your evaluation, compensation, training and the practice / work management systems.
This newly revised third edition of the highly acclaimed Winning Alternatives to the Billable Hour: Strategies that Work, provides you with tools you can use in your practice to implement and evaluate
alternative billing methods,
including real case studies of lawyers and firms successfully using
alternative billing to deliver value to both the client and the lawyer.
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.
The
alternative measures of a firm's revenue generation act as further confirmation of the trends previously identified
including average revenue per matter
billed dropping by $ 476 to $ 3,612 in 2012; average revenue per square foot of office space which was up in the 2012 survey to $ 530, and revenue per employee (sum of
billings for all timekeepers divided by all FTEs excluding partners) which averaged around $ 240,000.
Our comprehensive approach is also manifested by the additional services we provide beyond basic
bill reviews: Devil's Advocate consults with clients at every step of the legal process,
including selection of counsel, retention agreements, budgets and plans, fee and strategy / tactics monitoring, second opinions,
alternative fee design, and fee dispute resolution.
Crane discussed a number of
alternative fee arrangements
including discounted and volume discounts (e.g. 15 per cent on the standard hourly rate, for example, when fees
billed exceed $ 100,000 a year), and blended hourly rates (such as $ 400 / hr blended rate for all lawyers on a file or $ 300 / hr for associates and $ 500 / hr for partners), as well as fixed and capped fees.
The Economist mentions several
alternative billing arrangements that are receiving greater use,
including:
We will discuss with you
alternatives to the traditional hourly
billing model
including models in which our economic incentives are aligned.
The proposed reforms to the civil justice system in Scotland, through the Courts Reform
Bill,
include the increased use of
alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes
including mediation, and for a range of issues, not just family cases.