Make More Rain : alternative fee arrangements, profitability

The Only Profit Driver

RussHaskin — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 13:00:00 GMT

I have spent the better half of the last decade working with firms on the drivers of profitability. If you are knowledgeable on the topic these drivers have many acronyms (e.g. RULES) but for simplicity sake I will list the generally accepted ones below...(read more)

DIY or Not?

MichelleStPierre — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:46:00 GMT

We all have home improvement projects on our To Do list. Are you a do-it-yourselfer or do you prefer to hire someone to get the job done right? If you're like me you just keep procrastinating because you know you CAN do it, but you never seem to have...(read more)

Thoughts on the ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey

MichelleStPierre — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:16:00 GMT

The 2009 ACC/Serengeti Managing Outside Counsel Survey , as reported at Association of Corporate Counsel's annual meeting this week in Boston , has some interesting notes which are relevant to what we've been blogging about lately: Predictability...(read more)

Know Your Alternatives - The Fixed Fee

RussHaskin — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 15:00:00 GMT

To kick off the "Know Your Alternatives" series we'll begin with the pinnacle of the alternative fee arrangements, the fixed fee. Today will address high level thoughts on the topic. There will be more granular follow-up posts on "value...(read more)