Amazon’s decision to build a second worldwide headquarters created a wave of frenzy across North America. Exactly 238 cities, states, and regions spent hundreds of hours crafting unique proposals in the hopes of enticing the worldwide retail giant to call their city its new home.1 Several cities went to great lengths creating their proposals –…
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Microsoft is Moving Away from Billable Hours. Will Others Follow their Lead?
Microsoft announced this summer that it wants 90% of its outside counsel work to be paid for through alternative fee arrangements.1 Microsoft intends to utilize large retainer fees to encourage more collaboration between the company and its outside counsel.2 One could be forgiven for assuming that Microsoft believes shifting away from billable hours will cut…