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Civil defense attorney providing practical tips for billing and more
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Top 5 Most Commonly Used Billing Phrases (opens the original)
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I have a dozen or so billing phrases that I use over and over and just tailor them to the case. Here are my top 5 that you can use and see how to make slight modifications to apply them to any case.Review and respond to email correspondence to (client, carrier, opposing counsel, counsel for Co-Defendant)I usually end this with something like, “re: [whatever issue we’re talking about] and next steps.” So it looks something like this:Review and respond to email correspondence to client re: impendi
A Quick Discovery Related Billing Entry (opens the original)
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Sick of trying to figure out how to capture your time? I’ve done the work for you. Consider becoming a paid subscriber and get access to ready to cut and paste billing entries. Read more
Sample Day of Billing - Including Time Spent (opens the original)
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Outline potential motions in limine in preparation for meet and confer re: the same. (0.7 - my jurisdiction requires the parties to meet and confer on potential motions in limine) Prepare email correspondence to expert, Dr. XX re: impending deposition. (0.2)Review and evaluate Notice of Hearing on Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to File Sur-Reply on Motion for Fees and Costs in light of Trial Continuance. (0.2)Need help with what to write in your billing entries? Consider upgrading to a paid subscr
The Billable Components of a Status Report (opens the original)
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Thorough status reports can take so long and it be challenging to capture all of the time you actually spent. Here are the common tasks that you may not be billing for separately. First, bill for reviewing any documents you needed to in order to complete the report. For example:Analyze Plaintiff’s Answers to Interrogatories to determine issues re: liability, damages, and necessary follow up in light of impending discovery cut off. Analyze Co-Defendant’s Initial Expert Witness Disclosure to deter
Billing for Strategizing (opens the original)
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New associates will often get called into the supervisor’s office to discuss a case. Or maybe you are tasked with figured out whether to file a motion. Here is how to capture that time. Outline strategy re: potential dispositive motion in light of discovery conducted to date and potential likelihood of success.You spent the time — you should get credit for it. Paid subscribers get access to practical strategies and real world examples of billing entries that have been battle tested. R
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