Legal billing guidelines best practices

Discover best practices for creating, communicating, and enforcing billing guidelines that strengthen law firm relationships and control spend.

Outside counsel billing doesn’t have to be mysterious or contentious. Legal Billing Guidelines: Best Practices compiles insights from Fortune 100 companies and startups alike to help you create clear, enforceable, and well-communicated billing rules.

Whether you’re writing your first guideline or refining an existing one, this guide explains how to set expectations, avoid billing pitfalls, and build strong, transparent relationships with your law firms.

With this guide, you’ll learn how to:

• Define essential billing guideline components
• Address advanced needs like budgeting and accruals
• Communicate and roll out guidelines effectively
• Enforce rules with tools and metrics
• Keep guidelines updated and relevant