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Practice and Firm Management

What Is Utilization Rate for Lawyers?

The share of available working hours that a lawyer records as billable time.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

Utilization is widely tracked but only part of the picture. A lawyer with high utilization on matters that are heavily written off may contribute less than the number suggests.

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Related Terms

Realization rate
The share of the value of time recorded that a firm actually collects, after write-downs, discounts and write-offs.
Time tracking
Recording the time lawyers and staff spend on each matter, usually in six-minute increments, for billing and analysis.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.