Take the Mystery Out of Billable Hours for Legal Professionals

$149.00

SKU: 410297

Description

Understand how to be more effective at capturing time and avoiding pitfalls of hourly billing.
Many legal professionals struggle with hourly billing. Hourly billing is viewed as a chore and an aspect of legal practice that draws attention away from performing tasks assigned by the supervising attorney that advance the clients interests. Billing also causes many legal professionals undue stress at the end of the month as unreported time must be captured retrospectively.
This presentation will help legal professionals understand how to be more effective at capturing time, avoiding traps and pitfalls, and how structuring billing practices to the particular needs of your supervising attorney to maximize your value at the workplace.

Date: 2023-01-09 Start Time: 1:00 PM ET End Time: 2:05 PM ET

Learning Objectives

Overview of Hourly Billing
• Hourly Billing vs. Contingent Billing Cases
• Block Billing vs. Specific Time Entries
• Time Management and Non-Billable Time

Best Billing Practices
• Contemporaneous Billing
• Avoid Block Billing

Billing Pitfalls to Avoid
• Be Specific
• Do Not Pad Time
• Do Not Fall Behind

Tips for Capturing Your Time
• Bill Your Time Contemporaneously
• Break Up Your Billing Entries
• Use Sophisticated Language

NALA ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.

Matt Kelley-Howry Breen & Herman LLP