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Moving Beyond the Billable Hour: Pricing Legal Work in the AI Age (Emily Logan Stedman - Husch Blackwell)
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Emily Logan Stedman, commercial litigator at Husch Blackwell, discusses moving beyond the billable hour not just to modernize legal billing but to also prioritize lawyer well-being. The conversation explores the practical steps required to transition traditional litigation models toward Alternative Fee Arrangements (AFAs). Emily details her methodical approach to utilizing secure legal AI tools to analyze historical time entries, allowing her to offer phased flat fees, strategic counsel subscriptions, and predictable contract review pricing. The discussion also covers strategies for maintaining mental health in demanding legal environments, taking control of chaotic schedules, and reframing the billable hour as a...
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This is Technically Legal, podcast about legal technology, innovation in the legal industry, and the impact tech is having on the law. I'm Chad Mayne, founder of Legal Services Company, the recipient. And on today's show, I'm talking alternative fee arrangements with Emily Logan-Spinn.
A few weeks ago, I was perusing LinkedIn and saw a post from Emily Logan Steadman. She's a commercial litigator in Milwaukee at Hush Blacklow. Some of you out there have probably seen Emily's post on LinkedIn. She's often listed as a must-follow legal voice on LinkedIn.
She also has her own podcast called The Grace Period. It focuses on life and big law, and it's got to focus on well-being while dealing with all the stress and daily trials and tribulations of working at a law firm. Anyway, the post that caught my eye was one in which she said she had talked her firm
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