The cover story of the August, 2007 ABA Journal is The Billable Hour Must Die by famed lawyer-novelist Scott Turow. No one who has read any of Mr. Turow’s books would be surprised that it is a well written and persuasive piece.  He repeats a phrase I find very significant: "dollars times hours." Turow writes:

ABA members recently received the following link in their MyABA e-mail. But for the rest of you, (or for those who didn’t pay attention the first time) this should be of interest. At ABA Midyear meeting in Miami a few weeks ago, the Young Lawyers Division and the Law Practice Management Section co-sponsored a program

The typical law school graduate may enter the practice of law with little, if any, training in business management. This is perhaps not a critical problem for the new lawyer who goes to work for as an assistant district attorney, a public defender or an associate in a large law firm. But for the solo

The cover story of the Washington Lawyer this month is The Tyranny of the Billable Hour by Robert Pack. It is not really about methods of alternative billing, but rather the impact of minimum billing quotas on the lives of larger law firm associates and, now, even partners. There was mention of how a firm