Topic
Alternative Fee Arrangements
245 published works
The Legal Wire
European legal market set for modest growth as AI emerges as top differentiator
A new report from the Thomson Reuters Institute and IE University Law School finds European legal buyers broadly expect to maintain or increase outside legal spend over the next 12…
Horizons
Firm AI and the future of Big Law
By Colin McKee
How is AI impacting the traditional law firm business model? LAURA SAKLAD The traditional law firm model links revenue growth to headcount growth. You win more work, you hire more…
Percipient
Moving Beyond the Billable Hour: Pricing Legal Work in the AI Age (Emily Logan Stedman – Husch Blackwell)
By Chad Main
Emily Logan Stedman, commercial litigator at Husch Blackwell, discusses moving beyond the billable hour not just to modernize legal billing but to also prioritize lawyer well-being. The conversation explores the…
Substance Law Blog
Fixed Fee vs Hourly for Legal Services: How Should I Pay?
By Publisher
Major Differences Between Flat Fee and Hourly for Legal Services For many years, the standard way to pay for legal help in Canada was by the hour. Lawyers would track…
Smokeball Blog
Alternative Fee Arrangements: Models and Best Practices for Law Firms – Smokeball
By Publisher
Learn what law firms need to successfully use AFAs, from client communication to data visibility and pricing strategy.
The Suite Spot
Using AFAs for Transparency and Expectation Setting
The big takeaways: Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs) give clients predictable costs while allowing firms to align legal payment models with value and efficiency. CARET Legal supports AFAs through flexible billing…
TechLaw Crossroads
AFAs Are Great — But They Won’t Stop AI Disruption
A lot of lawyers think AFAs will save them from AI disruption. They're wrong. I've been using alternative fee arrangements since the 90s, so I'm not anti-AFA. But the current…
IAALS Blog
ATLN Supports Advancing Alternative Fee Structures in Indiana
By Jessica Bednarz, Roya Samarghandi
Like many states across the country, Indiana is experiencing an attorney shortage—there are not enough attorneys licensed to practice law in Indiana to serve every Hoosier who needs legal help.…
Clio Blog
Why I Moved to Flat Legal Fees (And Why Alternative Pricing Works for Lawyers and Clients)
By Lisa Temple
There are a lot of ways to run a law firm, but for my firm, Temple Law, prioritizing our core values is non-negotiable. From the start, I’ve asked myself: Why…
2Civility Blog
Supreme Court Adopts Proposals Addressing Alternative Fee Arrangements, CLE for Pro Bono, and Intermediary Connecting Services
By Laura Bagby
Earlier this month, the Illinois Supreme Court and the Supreme Court Executive Committee on the Practice of Law adopted three significant proposals that will amend or create new rules aimed…