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

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

How happy are law departments with their legal services panels?

New research from Lawyers Weekly and Momentum Intelligence reveals, for the first time, the satisfaction levels of...

16 February 2023

By Jerome Doraisamy

Attaining true flexibility for employees

Lawyers Weekly spoke with Australian Law Awards winner for Commercial Team of the Year, Hive Legal, to uncover how they...

19 September 2022

By Jess Feyder

Law firm profitability and the pricing myth

If you are considering lowering prices to remain competitive in your legal services market, there are numerous...

26 October 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Pricing tips to maintain law firm profits in 2021 and beyond

Law firm leaders need to revisit the familiar trio of People, Process and Technology to future-proof...

20 August 2021

Sponsored by Jocelyn Go

Fixed fees reaping rewards for smaller firms

SME law firms are witnessing an increase in requests for fixed fees, as well as greater profitability – and the...

28 April 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

The case for new pricing models post-pandemic

There is an “appetite for change” in Australia’s legal profession, and – according to eight NewLaw firms –...

04 March 2021

By Jerome Doraisamy

Competitive pricing is about getting smarter, not cheaper

The standard response to increased competition is to drop prices but lawyers would do better to “actually talk to...

18 September 2015

By Priya Murthy

Overcoming the three pricing emotions

In parts one

03 March 2012

Promoted by Priya Murthy