The Billable Hour: Why Big Law Just Can't Quit It

The billable hour has been blamed for everything that’s wrong with the legal profession, from mental health issues to bloated client bills. And yet big law refuses to part ways with it. This video looks at how the billable hour came to dominate big law, the main criticisms against it, and how it stacks up with alternative fee arrangements. Video features: Jen Kash, a partner at Warren Lex and former partner at Quinn Emanuel Jonathan Choi, a professor at University of Minnesota Law School (Produced by Macarena Carrizosa; Senior Producer: Andrew Satter; Executive Producer: Josh Block) Watch this video on Bloomberg Law: news.bloomberglaw.com/business-and-practice/the-bi… Stay up to date with the latest legal news on Bloomberg Law: news.bloomberglaw.com/