The billable hour? Don't get me started!
I'm certain that this blawg will provide ample opportunities to discuss billable hours. We'll read some story somewhere about some tireless associate billing a client 4,000 hours to write a motion to dismiss a complaint that has a minor pleading defect or some such nonsense, and I won't be able to control myself. But in the meantime, I am excited to announce that I will be hosting a series of roundtable discussions among General Counsel and other in-house counsel on the Norwegian Dawn cruise ship during the Corporate Counsel Forum, a partnership of Corporate Counsel magazine, an American Lawyer Media publication, and Richmond Events, the leader in senior-level executive forums held on ocean liners. The event is happening during May 12-15. I can't wait to hear why more GCs are not pushing for their outside counsel to abandon the billable hour.
In the meantime, all comments about the billable hour are welcome.