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Ropes & Gray allows AI testing time to count toward billable hours

1 report, 1 independent Updated Oct 9
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Ropes & Gray is allowing its associates and counsels to count time spent on artificial intelligence testing toward their annual billing requirements. The firm permits lawyers to credit 100 hours of AI experimentation and training toward billable hours. Last year, first-year associates were allowed to dedicate up to 20% of their billable hours to AI testing.

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This change reflects a broader shift in the professional services industry as AI disrupts traditional billable hour models. By incorporating AI testing into its service model, Ropes & Gray is adjusting how it structures and charges for specialized legal work.

AI is causing significant shifts in the professional services industry, specifically disrupting traditional billable hour models in Los Angeles.

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  • Ropes & GrayLaw firm expanding its service model by incorporating AI testing time.

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