Clients distrust them; associates abhor them; some lawyers, allegedly, abuse them and pay the price. But law firms seem stuck on using billable hours to calculate client charges. Now some firms are trying software that offers alternatives to timesheets.
September 08, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Clients distrust them. Associates abhor them. Some lawyers, allegedly, abuse them and find their bar licenses stripped as a result. But billable hours remain the foremost currency by which law firms calculate what to charge their clients.
But some law firms are trying powerful software programs that could give lawyers alternatives to checking off timesheets.
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