09/02/2026
If AI cuts the time a task takes in half, what happens to the hour you used to bill for it?
A recent article from Above the Law argues that AI-driven efficiency is breaking the billable hour model, and that clients are increasingly buying outcomes rather than time.
Whatever your firm decides about alternative fee arrangements, the underlying requirement doesn't change. You still have to know what the work actually costs you, which matters are billed profitably, and what your realization looks like by practice area and by client.
Firms with that visibility can price flat fees, subscriptions, or hybrids with confidence. Firms without it are guessing, and guessing gets expensive quickly under a fixed fee.
At B2, we give law firms the billing discipline and the monthly financials to make those decisions on real numbers.
Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/3QuLmUZ