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Law Firm Legal Billing Calculator
Build a matter invoice from time, fixed fees and disbursements, and see the blended rate it produces.
Result
Business arithmetic for running a practice, not legal advice. Fee agreements, contingency limits, trust accounting and fee splitting are governed by the rules of professional conduct in your jurisdiction, and several of them are strict. Check the applicable rules before any of this affects a client agreement. Disbursements are normally passed through at cost and shown separately from fees, and marking them up is restricted or prohibited in many jurisdictions. Delegating work to the appropriate level is what moves the blended rate, and it is the main lever on matter profitability.
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Why does the blended rate matter?
Because it shows whether work sat at the right level. A matter billed largely at partner rates when much of it was paralegal work is expensive for the client and inefficient for the firm.
Can I mark up disbursements?
In most jurisdictions no, or only with disclosure and consent. They are the client's costs advanced on their behalf, and the rules are specific. Check yours.
The formula
fees = sum of hours x rate by fee earner, less any discount, plus disbursements
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