Richard Burcher
- Opinion
City lawyers' fees: free-market reality
The billable-hour debate regarding City fees is a predictable sideshow – firms will price at a level the market deems acceptable.
- Opinion
Not all wills are ‘simple’
Charitable efforts to boost will-writing may be laudable in intent but they damage the perceived value of carrying out the work to a high standard.
- Opinion
When the price is right
The rebound in employment tribunal claims is occurring unevenly as firms with sophisticated pricing strategies get most work.
- Feature
Pricing: getting it right
Richard Susskind thinks lawyers are wrong on pricing. But firms should be encouraged to understand and tackle modern challenges on more than one front.
- Opinion
Considerations on GHRs
A look at other jurisdictions tells us that we must take a granular and nuanced approach to pricing legal work.