McGraw-Hill's Law Office Management for Paralegals 1st Edition by Lisa Schaffer, Mcgraw Hill Higher Education Staff, Curriculum Technology Staff, Andrew Wietecki

Exercise 10

You are working for the managing partner of a medium-sized law firm that practices bankruptcy, family law, and civil litigation. The managing partner is very concerned about the profitability of the bankruptcy department, which consists of three attorneys and two legal assistants. The managing partner has asked you to prepare a report discussing the average costs and fees of each bankruptcy case. He also asked you to establish a flat fee for certain bankruptcy cases and recommend which cases should be on a flat fee basis. Answer the following questions for this scenario:
a. Using the information contained in this chapter, where will you gather the information for your report, and what type of information will you use?
b. How would you determine what the flat fee should be and for what cases?
c. How would you determine which cases should be considered for establishing a flat fee?