A recent Law 360 story by Aebra Coe, “Clients’ Speed Paying Bills Could Make or Break Law Firms” reports that a report out shows law firms have fared "surprisingly well" financially during the...
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The Nation’s Top Attorney Fee Experts of 2020
June 24, 2020
NALFA, a non-profit group, is building a worldwide network of attorney fee expertise. Our network includes members, faculty, and fellows with expertise on the reasonableness of attorney fees. We...
Demand Grows for Hourly Rate Data in Big Bankruptcy
May 26, 2020
A recent Legaltech News story by Rhys Dipshan, “Reorg Launches New Database to Bring Big Data Analytics to Bankruptcy Fees” reports that the recession is already choosing its winners and losers:...
Judge Won’t Destroy Hourly Rate & Attorney Fee Data
April 22, 2020
A recent Law 360 story by Andrew Stricker, “King & Spalding Denied Destruction of Fee Docs in FOIA Case,” reports that a federal judge in Washington, D.C. refused to grant a request from King...
ALM Media Cites NALFA Hourly Rate Survey
March 11, 2020
ALM Media Properties LLC covers a recent NALFA survey, The 2020 Class Action Hourly Rate Survey in its recent Critical Mass newsletter, “Critical Mass: Coronavirus Cancels MDL Program at Duke Law,...
Defense rates keep pace with plaintiffs’ rates in class action litigation at partner and associate levels in 2020. That’s just one of the findings from a recent survey, The 2020 Class Action...
A recent Law 360 article by Paul Aloe, “Discrimination Cases Are Too Complex For AI Fee Prediction,” responses to another Law 360 article, “Legal Prediction is Demanding But Not Impossible.” ...
Technology Alone is Not the Answer to Outside Fee Guidelines
February 14, 2020
A recent American Lawyer story by Dan Packel, “‘Technology Alone Is Not the Answer’ Wilmer Revisits Outside Counsel Guidelines,” reports that the number of outside counsel guidelines that...
NALFA to Conduct Hourly Rate Surveys in 5 Key Practice Areas
January 14, 2020
NALFA conducts custom hourly rate surveys for clients such as law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies. Our surveys provide the most accurate and current hourly rate ranges...
Why Law Firms Struggle with Outside Counsel Guidelines
December 4, 2019
A recent the American Lawyer article by Dan Packel, “Why Firms Struggle With Outside Counsel Guidelines – and Pay the Price,” reports on a new survey that draws a straight line between lower...