A yellow Fee Arrangement sticker displays on the Matter Performance page, providing a quick preview of the arrangement. Click the arrow on the right of the sticker to expand it. Each fee type —Hourly (fees of a matter depend on number of hours worked) or Non-Hourly—has a sub-type. Specific details display for each sub-type. Review the details below.
Note: The Matter Performance screen will display the fee arrangement sticker details only in the case that a fee arrangement was set up for the relevant matter. If all phases in a matter have the same fee arrangement, the fee arrangement name will be displayed on the sticker. If all phases in a matter have different fee arrangements, the sticker name will be displayed as Multi Fee Type.
Note: The details displayed below for each type and sub-type are out-of-the-box and can be customized.
The client is charged for each hour that a resource works on the matter.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Avg Rate | Average entered rate for standard hourly. (Sum of billed amount / Sum of worked hours) |
| Planned Avg Rate | Sum of budget amount / Sum of budget hours |
| OCG Flags | Total count of arrangement violation rules |
| Next Billing Date | Billing rules defined in Fee Arrangement |
| Discount | Bottom of the bill discount + rate discount (standard rate - matter rate) |
The client is charged for each hour that a resource works on the matter but a maximum amount of fees is set. The client will not be billed for an amount in excess of the fee cap.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Above Cap | Above budgeted cap. Billable fees: (Billed amount + WIP amount) |
| Realization | Fee cap / Billed value at firm standard rate |
| Margin | (Fee cap - Sum of billed base salary cost - Sum of billed firm overhead) / Fee cap |
| Fee Cap | The maximum amount of fees that client will be billed. Fee cap amount |
| Actual Avg/Planned Avg |
Average entered rate: Sum of billed amount / Sum of worked hours Planned average: Fee cap amount / Sum of budget hours |
| OCG Flags | Total count of arrangement violation rules |
| Next Billing Date | Billing rules defined in Fee Arrangement |
| Discount | Bottom of the bill discount + rate discount (standard rate - matter rate) |
Hourly rates with a range above and below the budget.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Below Collar | Fees that are below the bottom range limit (bottom collar) of the budget. (Billable fees: Billed amount + WIP amount) |
| Billed Realization | Sum of billed amount / Sum of value at firm standard rate. |
| Billed Margin | (Sum of billed amount - Sum of billed base salary cost - Sum of billed firm overheard) / Sum of billed amount |
| Top Collar | The maximum amount above the budget. |
| Budget Amount | Total amount budgeted for the matter (i.e., sum of budgeted hours * selected rate applied to the matter). |
| Bottom Collar | The maximum amount below the budget. |
| Above Collar Discount | The amount discounted when amount exceeds the top collar of the budget.(Top collar budget percentage) |
| Below Collar Premium | Bottom collar budget percentage. |
| Actual Avg/Planned Avg |
Average entered rate: Sum of billed amount / Sum of worked hours Planned Average: Collar budget / Sum of budget hours |
| OCG Flags | Total count of arrangement violation rules |
| Discount | Bottom of the bill discount + rate discount (standard rate - matter rate) |
The client is charged for each hour that a resource works on the matter but a maximum amount of fees is set. The client will not be billed for an amount in excess of the fee cap. This is a recurring arrangement, the duration of which depends on the setup in Fee Arrangements.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Above Cap | Above budgeted cap. Billable fees: (Billed amount + WIP amount) |
| Billed Realization | Recurring fee amount / Billed value at firm standard rate |
| Billed Margin | (Recurring fee amount - Sum of billed base salary cost - Sum of billed firm overhead) / Recurring fee amount |
| Fee Cap | The maximum amount of fees that client will be billed. Recurring fee cap amount. |
| Actual Avg/Planned Avg |
Average entered rate: Sum of billed amount / Sum of worked hours Planned average: Collar budget / Sum of budget hours |
| OCG Flags | Total count of arrangement violation rules |
| Next Billing Date | The next time client will be billed. |
| Discount | Bottom of the bill discount + rate discount (standard rate - matter rate) |
The amount charged is dependent on the success of the matter.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
|
Success Amount (KPIs depend on selection in Fee Arrangement) |
Success Holdback: Billable amount - ((Billable amount * Success holdback) / 100) |
| Success Premium Amount: Billable amount + Success premium amount | |
| Success Fee Amount: Billable amount + Success fee amount | |
| Success Premium Percentage: Billable amount + ((Billed amount * Success percentage) /100) | |
| (Success) Realization | Success fee / Sum of billed value at firm standard rate |
| (Success) Margin |
(successFee - (billedCost + billedOverhead)) / successFee) * 100) billed cost : BaseSalaryCost * billedfactor billedcost : FirmOverhead * billedFactor FirmOverhead depends upon Global Setting in Admin. It can be either DepartmentOverhead or OfficeOverhead |
| Busted (KPIs depend on selection in Fee Arrangement) | Penalty Discount: Billable Amount - ((Billed Amount * Penalty Discount) / 100) |
| Penalty Discount Amount: Billable Amount - Penalty discount amount | |
| Penalty Fee Amount: Billable amount + Penalty fee amount | |
| (Busted) Realization | Busted Fee / Sum of billed value at firm standard rate |
| (Busted) Margin | Busted Fee / Sum of billed value at firm standard rate |
| OCG Flags | Total count of arrangement violation rules |
| Next Billing Date | The next time client will be billed. |
| Discount | Bottom of the bill discount + rate discount (standard rate - matter rate) |
Client is charged an agreed upon amount regardless of hours worked.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Revenue Actual vs. Planned |
Revenue Actual: Fixed fee amount / Entered hours Planned: Fixed fee amount / Budget hours |
| Realization | Fixed fee amount/ Billed value at firm standard rate |
| Margin | (Fixed fee amount - Sum of billed base salary cost - Sum of billed firm overheard) / Fixed fee amount |
| Fixed Fee | An agreed upon amount the client is charged |
| Entered Hours | Sum of hours entered for the matter. |
| Budget Hours | Sum of hours that are budgeted for the matter. |
| Value at Standard Rate | Sum of Billed value at firm standard rate |
| OCG Flags | Total count of arrangement violation rules |
| Discount | Bottom of the bill discount + rate discount (standard rate - matter rate) |
| Next Billing Date | Billing rules defined in Fee Arrangement |
The amount charged is dependent on the success of the matter.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
|
Success Revenue (KPIs depend on selection in Fee Arrangement) |
Success Holdback: Billable amount - ((Billable amount * Success holdback) / 100) |
| Success Premium Amount: Billable amount + Success premium amount | |
| Success Fee Amount: Billable amount + Success fee amount | |
| Success Premium Percentage: Billable amount + ((Billed amount * Success percentage) /100) | |
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Revenue per Hour Worked: Success fee - Entered hours Planned as of Today: Success fee / Budgeted hour |
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| Success Realization: Success fee / Sum of billed value at firm standard rate | |
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Success Margin: (successFee - (billedCost + billedOverhead)) / successFee) * 100) billed cost : BaseSalaryCost * billedfactor billedcost : FirmOverhead * billedFactor FirmOverhead depends upon Global Setting in Admin. It can be either DepartmentOverhead or OfficeOverhead |
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| Busted (KPIs depend on selection in Fee Arrangement) | Penalty Discount: Billable amount - ((Billed amount * Penalty discount) / 100) |
| Penalty Discount Amount: Billable amount - Penalty discount amount | |
| Penalty Fee Amount: Billable amount + Penalty fee amount | |
| Realization: Busted fee / Sum of billed value at firm standard rate | |
| Margin: Busted fee / Sum of billed value at firm standard rate | |
| OCG Flags | Total count of arrangement violation rules |
| Next Billing Date | Billing rules defined in Fee Arrangement |
| Discount | Bottom of the bill discount + rate discount (standard rate - matter rate) |
Client is charged an agreed upon amount regardless of hours worked. This is a recurring arrangement, the duration of which depends on the setup in Fee Arrangements.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| This Month |
Revenue Per Hour Worked Actual vs. Planned as of Today: Current month collected amount / Current month entered hours |
| Planned: Current month budget amount / Current month budget hours | |
| Realization: Current month collected amount / Current month value of firm at standard rate | |
| Margin: (Current month collected amount - Current month collected cost - Up to current month collected firm overhead) / Current month collected amount | |
| Year to Month |
Revenue per Worked Actual: Collected amount up to current date / Entered hours up to current date Planned as of today: Budget amount up to current date / Budget hours up to current date |
| Realization: Up to current date collected amount / Up to current date value of firm at standard rate | |
| Margin: (Up to current date collectedamount - Up to current date collected cost - Up to current date collected firm overhead) / Up to current date collected amount | |
| OCG Flags | Total count of arrangement violation rules |
| Discount | Bottom of the bill discount + rate discount (standard rate - matter rate) |
| Next Billing Date | Billing rules defined in Fee Arrangement |
The firm's fee is based on a percentage of the amount awarded in the case.
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| Avg Rate | Sum of billed amount / Sum of worked hours |
| Planned Avg Rate | Sum of budget amount / Sum of budget hours |
| OCG Flags | Total count of arrangement violation rules |
| Next Billing Date | Billing rules defined in Fee Arrangement |
| Discount | Bottom of the bill discount + rate discount (standard rate - matter rate) |