Billing rate & associate salary survey ^plus
(BRASS ^plus)

June 2013

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At a glance

Developed in 2000, the US BRASS plus surveys provide participants with benchmarking data on timekeeper billing rates by geographic location and practice group that is not publicly available.

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Developed in 2000, the BRASS^plus provides participants with hard-to-find benchmarking information on a wide-range of topics.

In response to client feedback and to maximize the information provided, the BRASS^plus benchmarking results are now organized into Reports targeted to the firm managers responsible for taking action. All of the new Report offerings will include summary charts highlighting select metrics prior to and after the downturn in the economy, each designed to visually present the firm's historical position relative to its peers.

The BRASS^plus questionnaire is released on a biannual basis; the initial and the mid-year release. Participation is now underway for the initial release of the 2013 BRASS^plus questionnaire.

Report Offerings How to participate in the BRASS plus Data disclaimer & confidentiality

Timing: Questionnaire submissions for participation in the initial release of the BRASS^plus are due on April 5, 2013. Results will be distributed in electronic format on or before May 31, 2013.

Fees: The base fee for participation in this release of the 2013 BRASS^plus is $1,850. The base fee includes three comparison groups in any of the three new Reporting styles for your individual offices or practice groups. Each participant will also receive one Management Summary Report for every 3 to 5 comparison groups ordered for an office or practice group. Additional comparison groups will be billed separately and discounts are provided for firms that order more than 10 additional comparison groups.

Why you should participate

• Access to Information from the Nation’s Largest & Most Profitable Law Firms: Last year, our participants included nearly 75% of the largest, most profitable law firms.
  
  
• Three Distinct Billing Rate Benchmarks: The Revenue Management Report provides information on three distinct billing rates – standard rate, worked (agreed-upon) rate and effective (billed) rate. This feature allows participants to benchmark the billing rates that many firms realize due to client pressures.
  
  
• Three Distinct Report Offerings: Each new Report offering includes only those targeted metrics for the firm managers responsible for interpreting and utilizing the results.
  
  
• Availability of Benchmarking Key Revenue Metrics by Practice Group: Many law firms acknowledge the importance of managing revenue by practice group, in addition to geographic location.
  
  Not only can participants select benchmarking Reports by the size of their national practice, but also through ordering 'Practice Area by Location' Reports which combine the location of the attorneys with the area of law practiced.
  
  
• Ability to Create 'Peer Firm' Comparison Groups to Fit Your Firm’s Needs: Participants can choose to benchmark their individual offices and practice groups to over 1,000 standard geographic comparison groups and 500 standard national practice area comparison groups.
  
  Additionally, many participants opt to create custom comparison groups from a list of their peers/competitors to fit their individual firm needs.
  
  
• Inclusion of Diversity Metrics: The new 'Talent Management Report' allows participants to obtain metrics delineated by race and gender to better understand the Attorney workforce.
  
  
• A Win-Win Time Investment to Cost Proposition: The time necessary for participation is minimized with our Data Extraction Tool, which for many participants, is as easy as a download of information from their financial systems.
  
  We strongly believe that the investment to participate is significantly more beneficial to the firm, compared to the alternative of compiling and analyzing information obtained from other labor-intensive sources.