Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Flat fee legal billing

Meet an In-House Cost-Cutter Who Believes in Fixed Fees
Cisco general counsel champions innovations in billing and technology
Leslie A. Gordon
GC California Magazine
August 29, 2007

Cisco GC Mark Chandler uses a variety of methods to keep his budget in line while streamlining certain routine legal processes. The reporter discusses how Chandler uses a mix of flat fee arrangements, meetings with outside counsel to ask "how can we be better clients", and streamlined internal processes to keep legal costs for Cisco down. One internal process: automated non-compete agreements.

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