Sentences with phrase «on hourly rate billing»

Not exact matches

You have up to EIGHT hours each month of time at an agreed reduced monthly rate (saves you $ 2,000 each month based on regular hourly billings).

They sometimes agree to spread upfront retainer payments for large projects over several months — and then spend down the retainer based on the hourly billing rate.

Modern firms can no longer rely on solely hourly rate billing where the «expense rate» can be uplifted by 50 % to guarantee a profit.

Plaintiff did not submit any billing records, but relied on six charts showing the litigation phases coupled with hourly rates / total hours for each working professional.

If the bill is questioned, the lawyer would be hard put to justify a bill of $ 7,500 based on time spent on a learning situation at an hourly rate that called for a certain skill and experience level.

But should they recover the costs as a separate line item expense on their bill, or as Solomon suggests, treat the cost as overhead and roll it into an hourly rate?

I know some professionals, who bill on an hourly rate basis always bill 100 % (Premium pricing) for their time while others «write off» unproductive time (Cost - effective pricing).

The trial court awarded $ 66,627, finding the requested hourly rates were reasonable based on the judge's own perception that fifth year associates in L.A. firms bill between $ 390 - $ 600 per hour.

In this hybrid of the hourly rate system, instead of specific hourly rates for individual fee chargers, one rate is applied to all hours billed on a matter regardless of whether it's for a partner, associate or paralegal.

What if, for example, you have a law firm that operates largely on a contingency - fee model, like a plaintiffs» personal injury firm, as opposed to on an hourly billing rate model?

«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.»

In the last blog post, I shared what QuickBooks ProAdvisors Charge for their Services along with the national averages (US) for hourly billing rates and fixed fees based on the results of the Average Billing Rate billing rates and fixed fees based on the results of the Average Billing Rate Billing Rate Survey.

Unless otherwise expressly agreed, the fees charged by Dottir Attorneys are based on the hourly billing rates applied from time to time.

Overall billing rates rose 4 %, but firm leaders reported that, on average, their firms provided discounts on 21 - 30 % of all hourly rates.

For purposes of this discussion, we'll employ the hourly billing model and we'll assume that the hourly rate charged by a lawyer properly measures the true value of that lawyer based on his or her skill, knowledge, experience, connections, and access to resources.

The Intuit Average Billing Rates survey (there's a link the post), has some stats / info on fixed fee vs. hourly bBilling Rates survey (there's a link the post), has some stats / info on fixed fee vs. hourly billingbilling.

We typically bill our clients on an hourly basis, but our rates tend to be much lower than what law firms usually charge for comparable experience.

You might want to bill flat rate matters one way and hourly on retainer matters another.

It may make sense for everyone simply to bill that matter on an hourly - rate basis subject to some sort of good faith estimate.

I bill at a regular standard hourly rate, unless you request my services on an emergency matter.

«When billing, provide enough details to justify the figures — work done, dates done, time spent on each aspect, hourly rate» says Senior Costs Judge Gordon - Saker.

[email protected] The article also dwells on the Real Rate Report of CT TyMetrix and possible extensions of that company's initiative (See my post of June 2, 2010: hourly rates of US partners from the Report; June 3, 2010: «standard billing rate» is illusory; Jan. 19, 2012: U.S. litigation firms charged a blended rate of $ 385 an hour; Jan. 23, 2012: clear data on the rising rates of law firms as they grow larger; and Jan. 19, 2012: gaps between average billing rates of U.S. litigation associates and partnerRate Report of CT TyMetrix and possible extensions of that company's initiative (See my post of June 2, 2010: hourly rates of US partners from the Report; June 3, 2010: «standard billing rate» is illusory; Jan. 19, 2012: U.S. litigation firms charged a blended rate of $ 385 an hour; Jan. 23, 2012: clear data on the rising rates of law firms as they grow larger; and Jan. 19, 2012: gaps between average billing rates of U.S. litigation associates and partnerrate» is illusory; Jan. 19, 2012: U.S. litigation firms charged a blended rate of $ 385 an hour; Jan. 23, 2012: clear data on the rising rates of law firms as they grow larger; and Jan. 19, 2012: gaps between average billing rates of U.S. litigation associates and partnerrate of $ 385 an hour; Jan. 23, 2012: clear data on the rising rates of law firms as they grow larger; and Jan. 19, 2012: gaps between average billing rates of U.S. litigation associates and partners.).

It might come as a surprise to most people that it's legal and accepted by our courts to increase the hourly rate without advising you, or to round up hours to a higher amount, or add on a «premium» for a lawyer's success in court to a client's bill.

While some attorneys bill at an hourly rate, an attorney working on a contingency fee will only recover the agreed upon percentage regardless of the time they work.

«Discounts» alone, either as a discount to hourly rates or on the final bill, especially without budgets and staff controls.

My thoughts on hourly billing are well know, but the criticism of these rates as excessive misses the point entirely.

4 The growing use of computers also made it easier for firms to prepare and send out bills (and for clients to evaluate bills) based on the simple formula that multiplied the number of hours recorded by the lawyer's hourly billing rate.

MacLean Family Law files are billed at an hourly rate and are dependent on the lawyer with whom you meet.

In my experience, determining the fee for services that are to be provided on an alternative basis is difficult without reference to an hourly billing rate.

Examples of goals could be: (i) increase the number of clients on my books by 10 %; (ii) increase my active existing client base by 15 %; (iii) increase my annual billing hours by 10 %; (iv) increase my average hourly billing rate by 10 %; and (v) improve my hours per client billed by 10 %.

Sadly, there was no study on how much clients liked being billed at two professionals» hourly rates instead of just one's.

In my small practice, I tell hourly rate clients at sign - up what I am not going to bill them for: travel time around town, speaking with them on the telephone (no matter who makes the call), or writing and reading emails or letters.

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 Statement Clerks have responsibilities such as applying payments, credits or past due charges, making calculations using billing software based on established hourly rates, applying credits, payments or past due charges, and calculating progress payments considering the percentage of the completed work.

The average hourly pay rate for a medical billing clerk ranges between $ 16 and $ 31 depending on experience level and location.

However, if more are needed, the client will be billed a pro-rated fee based on the mediator's hourly rate.