{"id":116494,"date":"2025-04-25T09:02:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T17:02:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/25\/how-you-can-avoid-the-mortal-sin-of-billing-practices\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T09:02:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T17:02:39","slug":"how-you-can-avoid-the-mortal-sin-of-billing-practices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/25\/how-you-can-avoid-the-mortal-sin-of-billing-practices\/","title":{"rendered":"How You Can Avoid The \u2018Mortal Sin\u2019 Of Billing Practices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/how-you-can-avoid-the-mortal-sin-of-billing-practices\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How You Can Avoid The \u2018Mortal Sin\u2019 Of Billing Practices<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"692\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/04\/mistake-3085712_1280-1024x692.jpg?resize=1024%2C692&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1156511\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Remote and hybrid work models pose challenges for law firms. But they also offer new opportunities.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<strong>\u201cConflicts, Contracts &amp; Costs: Tuning Up Your Office Systems, Client Relationships &amp; Operating Documents,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong>Affinipay\u2019s Claude Ducloux dives into the opportunities that emerge in a distributed environment.<\/p>\n<p>Read on for a sampling of his insights, and feel free to register for the webinar using the form below. (CLE credit is available.) <\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s the \u201cMortal Sin\u201d of Billing? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When it comes to effective billing, timing is table stakes. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how Claude ensures an ideal billing workflow.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fYsoKKF_ekM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Should You Add a Credit Card Surcharge? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If clients wish to pay with a credit card, many lawyers will add a surcharge to their bill.<\/p>\n<p>Claude has some thoughts on this practice. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/otc41fInLW4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Are You Making Clients Mad?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The billing process can also trigger the fight or flight reflex in your clients.<\/p>\n<p>Here, Claude outlines a few reasons that can occur and how you can avoid this outcome. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D5WJQqPx6yA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p><strong>See the Full Webinar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Looking to understand the strategic implications of adapting ethical practices to a distributed environment?<\/p>\n<p>Register for the full webinar below. (CLE credit is available.) <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The post How You Can Avoid The \u2018Mortal Sin\u2019 Of Billing Practices appeared first on Above the Law. Remote and hybrid work models pose challenges for law firms. But they also offer new opportunities.\u00a0 In\u00a0\u201cConflicts, Contracts &amp; Costs: Tuning Up Your Office Systems, Client Relationships &amp; Operating Documents,\u201d\u00a0Affinipay\u2019s Claude Ducloux dives into the opportunities that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":116495,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/mistake-3085712_1280-hTdPrn.jpeg?fit=1280%2C865&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}