If Not the Billable Hour, Then What? (Presented by Above the Law)

Jared Correia, Esq., Moderator | Red Cave Law Firm Consulting

Jared Correia is the CEO of Red Cave Law Firm Consulting, which offers subscription-based law firm business management consulting and technology services for solo and small law firms. Red Cave also works with legal institutions and legal-facing corporations to develop programming and content. A former practicing attorney, Jared, has been advising lawyers and law firms for over a decade. He is a regular presenter at local, regional and national events, including ABA TECHSHOW. He regularly contributes to legal publications, including his column, ‘Managing,’ for Attorney at Work, and his ‘Law Practice Confidential’ advice column for Lawyerist. Jared is the author of the American Bar Association publication ‘Twitter in One Hour for Lawyers’. He is the host of the Legal Toolkit podcast on Legal Talk Network. Jared also teaches for Concord Law School, Suffolk University Law School and Solo Practice University. He loves James Taylor, but respects Ron Swanson; and he tries to sneak Rolos when no one is looking.

Mathew Kerbis | Subscription Attorney LLC

Mathew Kerbis is The Subscription Attorney. He’s on a mission to affordably serve clients at scale via the subscription model and inspire attorneys to abandon the billable hour. He founded the law firm Subscription Attorney LLC after working for private practice law firms for nine years. Kerbis is a James I. Keane Award winner, recognizing innovative virtual law firms that serve the broad middle class, because he “has been a leader in using technology and subscription based pricing models to improve access to justice.” He’s been recognized by the American Bar Association as a Top 40 On the Rise leading lawyer in the Innovation category for “his commitment to making legal services more accessible while maintaining profitability.”

Kimberly Bennett | Fidu

Kim is the Co-Founder of Fidu, the complete client experience platform empowering legal teams to sell, deliver, and scale subscription and flat fee legal services. Fidu has earned top industry recognition, including winning Startup TNT’s 2023 Pitch Competition, Clio’s 2023 Best Practice of Law App, and the 2021 Clio Launch//Code Grand Prize. It was also named a finalist in the 2023 ABA Startup Alley Competition.

I. Playing the long game of legal billing | 1:00pm – 1:15pm

• Where bottlenecks arise in the typical billing process today
• How to get around these while thinking about long-term client service improvements

II. A checklist for the best billing practices | 1:15pm – 1:30pm

• Laying out all the broad steps with a little detail on each – from “client communication” to “staying ready for what’s next”

III. The ways AI can make you more money | 1:30pm – 1:50pm

• A survey of uses for AI and other tech in various billing structures

IV. Q&A | 1:50pm – 2:00pm