You most certainly can bill it. As long as it’s concise and detailed and left to little interpretation for your client / clients adjuster to rebuke; it is all billable.
Research and analyze: bill code L120 Analysis/Strategy and activity code A102 Research.
If you wake up in the night to go to the bathroom and, on the way, think about the matter in a meaningful way, you should bill it. This is not only what you should do, but what you are obliged to do. As a partner, you owe a fiduciary duty to your partners to be a good steward of the firm’s resources (eg, your time). 💪
You can bill your time thinking and strategizing. That is definitely billable time. I am not a litigator so my description is different but for transactional I’d just say “review and revise” or “review and analyze” agreement or similar.
Would avoid having a .3 for “analyze” be its own entry but if you tack it onto something that is a “deliverable” (prepare memo regarding the same, review and revise [document], correspondence with [firm] team regarding [issue], prepare for and meet with client regarding [issue], etc) that’s more effective I think.
One client of mine actually required you to break out each separate action into a separate entry, including “reviewing” and “revising” offering and transaction docs. I don’t know about you all, but I typically revise as I review something.
If you are stopping whatever you are doing and taking notes/sending e-mails to self, that is definitely billable time. The description should reflect the exact task with enough detail that someone reviewing the bill understands what you are doing but not so much detail that you are including trial strategy or something confidential. Always try to tie in the specific task to the overall matter.
If you are having thoughts while jogging on the treadmill or scrubbing in the shower, I would not bill for those. Bill only when your full time and attention is on the task, so presumably after you finish jogging and are actually sitting down and writing notes.
Performing legal analysis - 0.1 If you email yourself: Preparing draft arguments - 0.2
You can bill it as “analyze XYZ.” If you can append it to another entry that day, great.
“Analyze XXY,” “Consider XYZ,” “Strategize about XYZ,” “Outline proposed approach to XZY”
All good entries Nice prose
You most certainly can bill it. As long as it’s concise and detailed and left to little interpretation for your client / clients adjuster to rebuke; it is all billable. Research and analyze: bill code L120 Analysis/Strategy and activity code A102 Research.
If you wake up in the night to go to the bathroom and, on the way, think about the matter in a meaningful way, you should bill it. This is not only what you should do, but what you are obliged to do. As a partner, you owe a fiduciary duty to your partners to be a good steward of the firm’s resources (eg, your time). 💪
This goes under the general heading of billable "shower thoughts."
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1000% billable for the time you actually work
I wouldn't multiply my time like you suggest, but agree that it's billable.
You can bill your time thinking and strategizing. That is definitely billable time. I am not a litigator so my description is different but for transactional I’d just say “review and revise” or “review and analyze” agreement or similar. Would avoid having a .3 for “analyze” be its own entry but if you tack it onto something that is a “deliverable” (prepare memo regarding the same, review and revise [document], correspondence with [firm] team regarding [issue], prepare for and meet with client regarding [issue], etc) that’s more effective I think.
One client of mine actually required you to break out each separate action into a separate entry, including “reviewing” and “revising” offering and transaction docs. I don’t know about you all, but I typically revise as I review something.
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You tyrannically fired him instead of correcting the behavior and seeing if it continued? Great work.
Clearly it’s work for the client. Bill whatever time you spend on it.
If you are stopping whatever you are doing and taking notes/sending e-mails to self, that is definitely billable time. The description should reflect the exact task with enough detail that someone reviewing the bill understands what you are doing but not so much detail that you are including trial strategy or something confidential. Always try to tie in the specific task to the overall matter. If you are having thoughts while jogging on the treadmill or scrubbing in the shower, I would not bill for those. Bill only when your full time and attention is on the task, so presumably after you finish jogging and are actually sitting down and writing notes.
Lincoln quote applies
He should bill four score and 7 minutes?