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Your comment about billing hourly is extremely well taken. You’re not wrong to conclude that the billing model can contribute to overactive lawyering. We are a
by singleshot_ 3y ago
Your comment about billing hourly is extremely well taken. You’re not wrong to conclude that the billing model can contribute to overactive lawyering.
We are also trying to win (within reason) and we are often trying not to get sued or disbarred. (I guess I can’t speak for all of us, but…)
Sometimes the bills suck because of the billing model. Often the bills suck for a combination of those other reasons.
I also have noticed no one tends to shop around for the absolute least expensive lawyer for some reason. I’ll have to think more about that one…
- ganoushoreilly 3y agoI was probably over broad in my comment. Most of the lawyers I work with are actually reasonable and trying to solve the issue as you're implying. It's generally the larger cases / boutique firms that are pressing the numbers. What a lot of people don't realize is that on class actions where laywers are often times lumped into one big case, most of them make peanuts if they're not the primary firms. You guys have a lot of gamble to with billing depending on your structure. So all in, I get it.
- singleshot_ 3y agoYeah man, it’s a tough racket. Some lawyers are paid entirely on contingency. Personally I think the economics of this gig are ridiculous but I certainly don’t have a better model.