Six minutes is a tenth of an hour, the smallest unit most law firms bill in. It is also roughly what it takes to answer a ...

Associates at King & Spalding recently received an update to firm policy that is worrying folks. The firm told associates they are responsible for 2,400 “productive” hours (broader than “billable” ...

In July, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services got the country’s largest health plans, provider groups, and medical societies to sign a national behavioral health pledge saying they would ...

For decades, the billable hour has been the legal profession's sacred cow—a billing model so entrenched that many lawyers can't imagine practicing without it. But as artificial intelligence transforms ...

Panelists at TechLaw.Fest in Singapore also cautioned against over-reliance on artificial intelligence, warning against a culture of "cognitive laziness." Panelists at Techlaw.Fest 2025, a legal ...

Early in my career, I was doing well at a midsized accounting firm. But one thing struck me as absurd. There was constant pressure on my team and me to hit a certain number of billable hours — a lot ...

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Vendors that incur expenses in the course of providing a product and a service to another company or client often bill these expenses directly to the client when the contract or agreement allows. In ...

The most reliable partner in any law firm has always been the clock—until AI outpaced it. When technology can deliver more efficiently and with sharper answers, the idea of billing for time starts to ...