Fee agreements, billing, cash flow and profitability.
8 articles
A well-drafted fee agreement is an enforceable instrument and prevents most disagreements with clients. See the essential clauses under the Brazilian Statute of the Legal Profession.
Court fees, process serving, copies and expert fees advanced by the firm are often forgotten when accounting to the client. See how to record, document and recover every expense of each case.
Charging too little undervalues the profession; charging without criteria drives clients away. See the factors behind a fair fee and how to use your own firm’s data to price better.
Late payments quietly erode a firm’s cash flow. Discover six practical measures — from the agreement to automatic billing — to get paid on time and keep a good relationship with the client.
Time tracking shows how much time each case and each client consume. See how to implement timesheets without red tape and use the data to price your fees better.
Law firms have irregular revenue: retainers, success fees and upfront fees. Learn how to build a simple cash flow, anticipate slow months and make decisions with confidence.
Success fees depend on settlements, release of court deposits and transfers that can take years. See how to record, track and collect success fees without losing money along the way.
Billing clients feels uncomfortable for many lawyers — and that is why late payments grow. See how to structure fee collection in an automatic, clear and respectful way.
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