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Rebecca Thorkildsen

Rebecca Thorkildsen

July 05, 2010 | Texas Lawyer

Mastering the Art and Science of Alternative Fee Arrangements

Alternative fee arrangements, or AFAs, continue to remain elusive for many law departments. Requesting fee discounts is still the preferred means for controlling outside legal spend among most corporate law departments. Other AFA types such as the flat fees, capped fees or success fees are less common.

By Rebecca Thorkildsen

5 minute read

June 09, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Art and Science of Mutually Beneficial AFAs

Alternative fee arrangements, or AFAs, continue to remain elusive for many law departments. Requesting fee discounts is still the preferred means for controlling outside legal spend among most corporate law departments. Other AFA types such as the flat fees, capped fees or success fees are less common.

By Rebecca Thorkildsen

5 minute read

August 18, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

Achieving Legal Cost and Risk Reduction in Six Easy Steps

Law departments continue to be challenged — challenged to cut costs, reduce risk, become more efficient — while budget increases are still elusive.

By Rebecca Thorkildsen

7 minute read

September 02, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Legal Cost and Risk Reduction in Six Easy Steps

With a little resolve, law departments can extract substantially more value from systems already in place, meet these challenges and demonstrate results.

By Rebecca Thorkildsen

7 minute read