What If DOGE Paid A Visit To YOUR Law Firm?

". . . Every law firm is a snowflake—unique in its practice mix, client base, and culture—but all bow to the same unforgiving accounting mathematics. . . ."

Introduction

Imagine you're a law firm manager in 2025, staring at your latest practice group reports when a young data analyst from DOGE barges in. Knowing that you and your management committee are fresh out of your own ideas, you go ahead and sheepishly show him how your average billable hours per lawyer have slipped from 1600 hours a few years ago to now 1500 hours. See W. Josten, The Declining Case for Old School Lawyer Productivity Metrics, Thomson Reuters (Nov. 18, 2024); S. Embry, The Decline of Billable Hours and the Unproductive Partner Dilemma, TechLaw Crossroads (Sep. 6, 2023).