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Cal. bar president: billable hour system corrupts the profession
Now the president of the State Bar of California is citing another reason to put an end to the billable hour: its corrupting influence on the profession.

The Billable Hour System Is Corrupting the Legal Profession
That is the not terribly surprising message delivered by the new President of the California Bar Association, Jeff Bleich, as reported in a piece recently published on the American Bar Association’s website...

Pressure Mounts as More Corporate Clients Favor Flat Rates over Billing by the Hour
We have heard the battle cry before, and the wires are abuzz again about having law firms abandon the billable hour, according to Slate. Though few companies openly discuss alternative billing arrangements, there is ample evidence to show that alternative billing is overwhelmingly favored over the hourly rate model...

A How-To Guide on Flat-Fee Billing
For many lawyers, flat-fee billing offers an attractive alternative to the tyranny of the billable hour. Among the advantages, flat-fee billing rewards rather than penalizes lawyers for efficiency, plus it liberates lawyers from the tedious practice of tracking time...

"A How-To Guide on Flat-Fee Billing"
Posted by Carolyn Elefant: “For many lawyers, flat-fee billing offers an attractive alternative to the tyranny of the billable hour....

The Economist: Killable Hour
The Economist magazine has a short writeup on the billable hour’s demise, and the growing use of fixed fee billing. One of the more interesting statements noted, “If the billable hour does perish, it will be at the hands of the clients, rather than the private-practice lawyers themselves...

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