Billing Ethics
am 16.04.2006 von Jurabilis
Dear Mr. Schaeffer:
This is a question about billable hours. Recently, I switched law firms. At the old firm, we billed in 6-minute increments, meaning that if I worked for 8 minutes on a case, I was supposed to round up to 12 minutes. Since each 6-minute increment was worth .1 hour, I would write .2 on my timesheet. At my new firm, we bill in 15-minute increments. This means that if I work for 8 minutes on a case, I round up to 15 minutes and write .25 on my timesheet, which is the minimum billing increment for any entry.
Recently, I learned a neat trick. Once I work for 7 ½ minutes on a case, I can stop what Im doing and spend the next 7 ½ minutes reading weblogs. Due to the rounding effect and the minimum billing increment, I still get to bill 15 …
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