Only 34 days remain in 2007, including weekends and holidays. Before we know it, the books will close and another year will have passed. What’s the most important step you can take today to ensure that you’re well-positioned as you move into 2008? Business development: Perhaps you could set aside a couple of hours to… Continue Reading
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Posted in Billing time, Coaching for lawyers, NewsHappy Memorial Day weekend, all! Today’s entry will be brief — let’s say it’s in observance of the holiday, since I’m running to catch a flight to DC, so I can spend the weekend gardening in southern Maryland. But I wanted to post because I’m excited to be announcing the creation of a bundle of… Continue Reading
Value billing
Posted in Billing timeAs you have no doubt noticed, there’s quite a bit of debate these days about traditional hourly billing vs. “value billing.” I recently touched on the issue here. I ran across a quotation today that put the controversy in a different light: “You don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value… Continue Reading
Timesheet habits: don’t procrastinate.
Posted in Billing time, The practice, Time management/productivityTimesheets routinely come up as a bemoaned part of practice, something that no one likes to do. Many lawyers develop the habit of doing timesheets in bulk, usually at the end of the week but sometimes at the end of the month. That’s a terrible habit for a wide variety of reasons. Unless your notes are… Continue Reading