The billable hour’s enduring value in the age of AI

New technologies can and will force changes to practice methodologies, but – for some lawyers and firms – the...

08 April 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

Is client demand set to spawn an era of value pricing?

Evolving expectations from clients, together with the continued embrace of new technologies, will see non-traditional...

14 January 2025

By Jerome Doraisamy

The billable hour may be incompatible with GenAI innovation

In the face of client perceptions about their providers’ use or otherwise of generative AI, we may soon see more...

29 October 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

Fixed fee, alternate pricing arrangements increasingly offered by firms

The number of Australian law firms providing fixed fee and alternate pricing arrangements continues to grow, according...

30 September 2024

By Jerome Doraisamy

A young lawyer’s case for scrapping the billable hour

The billable hour has had its time in the sun, and it’s cast a dark shadow that we can no longer ignore, writes...

07 September 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Is the billable hour incompatible with DEI?

With many BigLaw firms placing diversity, equity and inclusion at the top of their priority lists, a significant number...

06 July 2023

By Lauren Croft

Practice management musings and High Court rulings: What’s hot in law this week (10-14 Apr)

Headline hurdles for the daily operations of law firms have been at the forefront this past week, while the nation’s...

15 April 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

ChatGPT’s rise means billable hours will ‘inevitably decline’

The time-based billing model has come under significant scrutiny in recent years, and now, with the emergence of...

20 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Partners billing more post-pandemic

New research shows that not only are law firm partners bearing a markedly greater load in billable hours, but their job...

06 September 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy

Values, not the ‘relentless pursuit’ of billables, produce optimal outcomes

According to this chair of partners, short-term thinking on what will produce the best results will ultimately benefit...

14 June 2022

By Jerome Doraisamy