AFAs Are Great - But They Won't Stop AI Disruption - Above the Law
Adopting AFAs alone will not prevent AI-driven economic disruption; firms must redesign legal service delivery and pricing instead of merely replacing hourly billing with flat fees.
Why Law Firms Are Moving Beyond The Billable Hour - Above the Law
The billable hour is becoming obsolete due to limited profitability, client friction, lawyer dissatisfaction, and accelerating legal technology like generative AI driving subscription, fixed-fee models.