Fees and pricing
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The Texas Bar's Ethics Committee Says Lawyers May Not Bill Hourly for Time Generative AI Saved
In its Opinion 705 of February 2025, the Professional Ethics Committee for the State Bar of Texas says that in most typical hourly arrangements, depending on the agreement, a lawyer will likely be able to charge for the time spent using generative AI, including checking its work, but may not charge hourly fees for the time the tool saved.
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Rule 1.5 Does Not Equate Reduced Time With Proportionally Reduced Fees: Virginia's Opinion on Lawyers' Fees and Generative AI, November 2025
In November 2025, the Supreme Court of Virginia approved a legal ethics opinion on fees for work done with generative AI. Hourly fees can only be based on the actual time spent, it says; a non-hourly fee need not fall just because AI cut the hours.
