Contract Attorney Primers

Foreign Legal Consultant Rules

Oct 28th, 2008 | By | Category: Contract Attorney Primers

Click here for a state-by-state chart prepared by the ABA.



A primer on agency pricing and the bid process

Jun 21st, 2008 | By | Category: Contract Attorney Primers

We get lots of questions about contract rates and agency bid rates vis-à-vis the state of the D.C. market.  Many D.C. Posse List members have seen a reduction in the average hourly rate which has been pretty much fixed at $35 these last few years.  Given the recent history at Howrey in D.C., will rates [...]



Attorney at Blah

Nov 2nd, 2007 | By | Category: Contract Attorney Primers, India/Offshoring

From: Washington City Paper, November 7, 2007    Jay Kuperstein had a good job. He worked in New York for the NBA, editing basketball videos. Then he got tired of sitting in front of a video monitor for 15 hours a day and decided to go to law school.   Kuperstein, who is 30 years [...]



A Post About Ethics Rules, Offshoring and Mark-Ups on Contract Attorney Fees

Aug 28th, 2007 | By | Category: Contract Attorney Primers, India/Offshoring

From Carolyn Elefant of Legal Blog Watch: “Do state ethics codes deter offshoring of legal services to India, therefore enabling U.S. firms to charge higher prices for services? And should firms be limited in the amount that they can mark up outside lawyer fees? Those are some of the questions that came to my mind [...]