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The Recorder

Is It Worth the Hassle to Accept Bitcoin for Legal Services?

The ethics of receiving payment in cryptocurrency is similar to the ethics of bartering for legal services.
6 minute read

Law.com

The Law Firm Disrupted: A Hitch in a 'New Law' Business Model

Virtual law firms are increasingly popular, but they may also be vulnerable to group departures or spin-offs.
7 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Law Firms Find Marketing Edge in Touting Alternative Fees

These firms aren't keeping secrets about their clients' billing options.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Competition Among LPO Providers Is About to Enter a New and Intense Phase

The deal to outsource DXC Technology's legal department to UnitedLex may be the beginning of a major LPO race. Who will be at the starting line and who will win?
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Judge Narrows Grant & Eisenhofer Suit Over Alleged Client Poaching

The ruling still leaves Grant & Eisenhofer with one claim that allows it to continue seeking some fees.
4 minute read

Daily Report Online

Check Out Rates, From $50 to $1,250 Per Hour

These are culled from bankruptcy court filings.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Atlanta Sees Slow Rise in Billing Rates as Biggest Firms Pull Ahead

The largest, most-profitable firms drove the greatest increase in billing rates this year, according to data from Wells Fargo and Citi Private Bank's law firm banking divisions.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

New FERC Chairman Reported $1.8M Jones Day Partnership Share

A longtime Jones Day partner in Washington who had been co-leader of the firm's energy practice was sworn in Thursday as chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Kevin McIntyre's financial disclosure and ethics agreement offer a peek at his compensation and legal services.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Law Firms Lag Behind Am Law 100 Firms in Adoption of Alternative Fee Arrangements

Legal industry experts say this trend is not likely to continue, as clients will apply more pressure.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Caesars' Final Big Law Bankruptcy Bill Tops $160M

Caesars Entertainment Operating Co., one of America's biggest gaming companies, will pay more than $160 million to a half-dozen Am Law 100 firms for their services during its nearly three-year stay in Chapter 11 that concluded in October.
3 minute read

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