Hi, my name’s Clarissa Rayward.

I am a collaborative divorce lawyer from sunny Brisbane, Australia. I am the Founder and Director of Brisbane Family Law Centre, a multi-disciplinary legal practice where lawyers work alongside financial planners and psychologists to provide our clients with the holistic service they need during divorce.

I am now an Author of 2 books, a Blogger and Podcaster (while still working in my spare time as a Divorce Lawyer) and have been enjoying sharing my knowledge of business, marketing and wellness, running courses just like this one.

Back in early 2016 I made the decision that it was time to do with time-based billing systems in my law firm. Fast forward to today and we have made the shift, but not without many learnings along the way.

Law and Accounting are amongst the slowest of the professions to change. Despite much talk of innovation and disruption only a handful of firms have made the shift to billing structures that are anything other than the traditional ‘time for money’ model.

In order for legal and accounting practices to stay ahead of these changing times, I am firmly of the view that we need to move away from the outdated ‘time-based billing’ models that our professions have survived on for many generations. Time-based billing structures sadly reward inefficiencies- the slower a piece of work is done, the higher a firm is able to charge. If we step outside of Law and Accounting and consider the many industries of business, very few connect their ‘price’ to the time it takes to get something done.

There has never been a better time to be in the ‘fixed fee billing’ game- thanks to our savvy consumer world. During this online program I hope to inspire you to overcome any fears you have about the fixed and value pricing model  so you can head back to your office and get to much more happy lawyering fun!