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15 minutes is the smallest billable increment for most very expensive lawyers and consultants. I'm guessing the reason is because anything less, like every 10 m
by dannykwells 7y ago
15 minutes is the smallest billable increment for most very expensive lawyers and consultants. I'm guessing the reason is because anything less, like every 10 minutes, is just too much granularity and overly disruptive to getting work done.
Just food for thought.
- bonyt 7y agoPlenty of lawyers bill in tenths of an hour - six minute increments.
- ryanworl 7y agoThe standard billing increment in the U.S. is tenths of an hour, i.e. six minutes. I'm sure someone, somewhere bills in ten or fifteen minute increments, but the standard is six [1]. Source: Collaborated with multiple biglaw attorneys on ideas for a more efficient time tracking method. [1]: http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/cja/billing_increment_chart http://www.cand.uscourts.gov/cja/billing_increment_chart
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- bonyt 7y agoAbout your collaborations, did you come up with anything interesting? The system I’ve settled on is to just keep a steno notebook on my desk, and write a couple words in one column, and hours in the other. Something like: 1, 1.4, 3.4 | Revise App. Br. Timers got too confusing because of multiple tasks, and any system involving typing on a computer or using my phone had too high an activation cost and ended up needing supplementing.
- ryanworl 7y agoIt involved an Apple Watch app that was essentially that. You’d set up your matters beforehand and use a one button start-stop timer with voice dictation for notes. It was an improvement in my opinion. Security concerns around the product itself make it somewhat more complicated given the sensitive nature of the data.
- codinger 7y agoHalf tenths for a mechanic.
- Digory 7y agoClients with any kind of pricing power demand billing in tenths. They hate to see "Phonecall - .25hr"