The document discusses proper billing standards for paralegals to ensure fee recovery. It summarizes two US Supreme Court cases that established that paralegals' work is billable at market rates if they perform substantive legal work under attorney supervision. The document also defines a paralegal's role according to the NALA and NFPA and outlines California law. It cautions against improper billing practices like block billing, clerical work, inadequate descriptions, and excessive conferencing.

1. The Profiting Paralegal Ensuring Paralegal Fee Recovery Through Proper Billing Standards Jacqueline S. Vinaccia, Esq. Sara A. Youngers Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak, LLP Presented to the Orange County Paralegal Association July 1, 2010

2. WE ALL NEED TO BE PROFITABLE!

3. UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

13. Start at the beginning…. COMMUNICATE!

16. Improper Billing Practices

18. Example of Clerical Billing

20. Example of Block Billing

22. Example of Inadequate Billing

24. Example of Intra-Office Conferencing

25. Billing in the Modern Era