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...
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...
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...
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...
NALFA Conducts Hourly Rate Survey of Class Counsel in Dallas
August 26, 2019
NALFA conducts hourly rate surveys for law firms, corporate legal departments, and government agencies. Our surveys provide the most accurate and current hourly rates within a given geography and...
A recent Law 360 story by Aaron Leibowitz, “$75M Fee Award in State Street Row Faces Judge’s Scrutiny,” reports that a Boston federal judge heard arguments on whether to reduce a $75 million...
Hourly Billing Still King in Corporate Legal Departments
June 25, 2019
A recent Law 360 story by Kevin Penton, “Hourly Billing Still King Among In-House Departments,” reports that hourly rates are by far the most common type of fee structure used by corporate legal...
A recent New York Law Journal article by Thomas E.L. Dewey of Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky, “District Court Reduces Class Counsel’s Attorney Fee Award in Light of Reversionary Clause,” reports...
Report: Some Lawyers Spend 30 Percent of Workday Billing Clients
October 5, 2018
A recent Texas Lawyer story by Brenda Sapino Jeffreys, “US Lawyers Spend Only 30 Percent of Workday on Billable Hours, Report Says,” reports that U.S. lawyers are still spending too little of...