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Law Firm Productivity

  • Billable Hours. The average number of hours billed per case. Broken down by 11 practice areas.

  • Case Load. Number of cases per firm including open, closed, and work-in-progress.

  • Utilization Rate. Average hours billed per attorney and utilization rates.

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    Nicole Black
2023 Benchmark Report Law Firm Productivity

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In part one of the 2023 Benchmark Report, we analyze data to determine how work gets done in firms and highlight key benchmark productivity KPIs to track in your firm.We analyzed productivity data from MyCase to better understand how different features are used by legal professionals in various practice areas and how the productivity KPIs of different practice areas and various-sized law firms compare.

In part one of the 2023 Benchmark Report, we analyze data to determine how work gets done in firms and highlight key benchmark productivity KPIs to track in your firm.
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Nicole BlackAttorney, Journalist, Principal Legal Insight Strategist8am

Nicole Black is an attorney, journalist, and Principal Legal Insight Strategist at 8am. She is the author of "Cloud Computing for Lawyers" (2012) and co-author "Social Media for Lawyers: The Next Frontier" (2010), both published by the American Bar Association. She also co-authored "Criminal Law in New York," a Thomson Reuters treatise. She writes regular columns for Above the Law, ABA Journal, and The Daily Record and regularly speaks at conferences regarding the intersection of law and emerging technologies.

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