The Greatest American Layer Blog launched 15 years ago in 2004. With thousands of blog posts about innovations in law, we decided to highlight the biggest changes we have ...
READ MOREEnrico Schaefer - June 14, 2019 - GAL RADIO, The Billable Hour

The Greatest American Layer Blog launched 15 years ago in 2004. With thousands of blog posts about innovations in law, we decided to highlight the biggest changes we have ...
READ MOREEnrico Schaefer - February 23, 2011 - 'The Greatest' Philosophy, Alternative Billing, The Billable Hour

As I kept a watchful eye on my iPhone as my partner Brian’s wife Katie started into her 36th hour of labor, I felt a twinge of concern. “How is she handling all that l...
READ MOREEnrico Schaefer - February 21, 2011 - The Billable Hour, The Perfect Client

Oftentimes, attorneys are so focused on minimum billables and hourly billing that they forget that their clients can’t pay them if their clients don’t do well. There...
READ MOREEnrico Schaefer - May 19, 2010 - 'The Greatest' Philosophy, Alternative Billing, The Billable Hour

As you all know, I’m not much of a fan of hourly billing. Sometimes, we do it in litigation as part of a blended arrangement where we share risk with the client. ...
READ MOREEnrico Schaefer - March 26, 2010 - Alternative Billing, The Billable Hour, The Ethics of Law

At a two-day conference hosted by the Georgetown Center for the Study of the Legal Profession called Law Firm Evolution: Brave New World or Business as Usual?, scholars, consultan...
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