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re: Life as a Lawyer Advice Needed
Posted on 4/2/24 at 6:33 am to vistajay
Posted on 4/2/24 at 6:33 am to vistajay
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NOLA ins defense rates currently are more like $175-$225.
Damn that’s low. I don’t hire a lawyer often, but I was paying $225-250 or more for many years.
I don’t know how paralegal billing works, but I’m damn positive most of these small town firms have no issue with paralegals doing huge amounts of work, a 5 min lawyer overview and signature, and billing at the legal rate. Items like basic paperwork and what not.
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Posted on 4/2/24 at 8:27 am to baldona
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but I was paying $225-250 or more for many years.
You weren't guaranteeing that lawyer thousands of billables every year. Those rates are below market due to the agreement for guaranteed work.
I have it on good authority a few of the family law attorneys here are charging around $500/hour, so I imagine the top ones in BR/Nola are over $600 and maybe approaching $750. You will pay more for non-volume insurance defense work, but even a whale of a divorce client likely won't top out at more than $100k and you don't get them all the time.
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I don’t know how paralegal billing works, but I’m damn positive most of these small town firms have no issue with paralegals doing huge amounts of work, a 5 min lawyer overview and signature, and billing at the legal rate. Items like basic paperwork and what not.
Probably more true than most attorneys would like to admit (for ethical reasons).
Posted on 4/2/24 at 9:06 am to baldona
The last full rate sheet I saw for an insurance defense firm was from 2021 and it started at $195 and went up to $255 for attorneys. The paralegal was billed out at $145.
Since then I have more often seen legal bills for experienced New Orleans litigation attorneys billing high $200s and low $300s.
But from what I am reading here it seems that a guy with a title/loan/attorney/snowball stand in Bunkie who makes half his income from the actual practice of law is probably a better indicator of the median attorney in Louisiana.
Since then I have more often seen legal bills for experienced New Orleans litigation attorneys billing high $200s and low $300s.
But from what I am reading here it seems that a guy with a title/loan/attorney/snowball stand in Bunkie who makes half his income from the actual practice of law is probably a better indicator of the median attorney in Louisiana.
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