{"id":165216,"date":"2026-10-17T21:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/17\/big-laws-3000-an-hour-problem\/"},"modified":"2026-10-17T21:00:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T05:00:59","slug":"big-laws-3000-an-hour-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/17\/big-laws-3000-an-hour-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Law&#8217;s $3,000-An-Hour Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The price of legal firepower keeps rising, but client appetite to pay is waning. 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