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"Boo to Billable Hours"

By The Greatest American Lawyer

I recently came across a blog by John Derrick, an appellate specialist in California.  He has written an interesting book on billable hours called "Boo to Billable Hours".  Mr. Derrick has uploaded his entire book on his website for free.  This book will assist attorneys who are seeking alternatives to billing by the hour.  There are three main parts to the book.  The first looks at the problems with billing by the hour.  The next section looks at the reasons some attorneys don't want to change the way they do their billing.  The third section gives better ways to bill by the hour, if that's what you must do, and five alternatives to billing by the hour.  I agree with this Carolyn Elefant's review posted on MyShingle.com that this book should be a must read for law students so that they can realize there is a better way to do business as a lawyer.

Full post as published by The Greatest American Lawyer on July 02, 2009 (boomark / email).