If the general message from hard-pressed clients is that they are expecting real ground on costs this year from advisers, research from Legal Week suggests that the message is getting through to private practice. General information on billing policies from the UK's 10 largest law firms by revenue, reveals that at least half of the group have put in effect blanket freezes in charge-out rates this year with DLA Piper, Herbert Smith, Eversheds and Ashurst all confirming they have put benchmark rates on hold.
June 04, 2009 at 09:23 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Legalweek
Legal Week research highlights the efforts UK firms are making to offer more creative billing arrangements
If the general message from hard-pressed clients is that they are expecting real ground on costs this year from advisers, research from Legal Week suggests that the message is getting through to private practice.
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