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Can your firm honestly say it’s collecting all the billable time possible? Clio’s bombshell Legal Trends Report in September startled the industry by showing a dramatically lower number of billable hours as a percentage of hours worked than previously thought. So how can your firm increase billable hours? TimeSolv has been providing billing and timekeeping software since 1999, and after working with thousands of lawyers we’ve developed seven best practices to consider to make sure every hour possible is captured and billed accordingly.

Of course you use a dictionary when you don’t know the meaning of a word. But you might have to pay attention to context to figure out which definition applies and whether it’s the right word to use. That’s why the dictionary is the traitor among your legal writing tools. Turn instead to a loyal style and usage guide when you have questions about which word to use and much more.

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