Since there is clearly a demand for an alternative to the billable hour, you would expect someone to supply it.

既然如此，那就显然产生了一种需求——需求一种替代计时收费的方式，您也会希望有人提供这种替代方式。

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If the billable hour does perish, it will be at the handsof the clients, rather than the private-practice lawyers themselves.

如果取消了时薪制，将会对私营律师们不利而对客户有利。

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Few managing partners know their firm’s profit per billable hour, even though that is the main product law firms sell. Cost control is often an afterthought, trailing far behind revenue generation.

就算律师事务所就是按照工作小时数收费的,也很少有人知道自己公司每个工作小时的利润.一般公司在产生收入很久之后才考虑到成本控制问题.

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We need to leave the billable hour model behind and start value billing.

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If this catches on, it will spell the end of the billable hour.

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Some accounting, consulting and law firms are also scrapping the billable hour, often at the request of their clients.

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