by Rob Mattern
The business practice of recovering costs directly related to legal matters has been in existence since law firms have been practicing law. A transparent, justifiable, and strategic cost recovery strategy is a vital component of not only a healthy law firm financial strategy, but a vital component of healthy attorney-client and firm-client relationships.
Mattern & Associates has completed its 6th bi-annual Cost Recovery Survey, marking a decade of gathering industry-wide data on cost recovery practices, and along the way dispelling myths surrounding cost recovery.
According to the 2014 Survey results, the majority of firms are invested in cost recovery strategies in one form or another, though alternative methodologies for recovery are trending.