''We don't have everyone working exclusively from their home, but we realized that in a knowledge-based economy ... you don't need to be working in a brick-and-mortar structure day in and day out. There are times when you need to work with your co-workers and meet your clients face to face, so we do have offices in metropolitan markets, but most of the time our attorneys are working in home offices,'' Arrowood was quoted as saying in a May 3
rd washingtonexaminer.com article.
Another major difference between Clearspire and other law firms is the death of the traditional billable hour.
''We don't have any quotas for how many hours you work,'' Arrowood was quoted as saying in the Washington Examiner article. ''And by having a more flexible model that doesn't put these mandates on our employees, they're happier. And we figure if you're happier, you're probably going to be more productive and again drive more value to the client and yourself.''
Following this common sense approach to law, and business, the firm's belief is to ''
liberate lawyers to practice law,'' according to the May 8
th washingtonpost.com article, ''New Washington Law Firm Looks to Break the Billable-Hour Mold''.
Mark A. Cohen is Clearspire's managing director, a former assistant
U.S. attorney, partner at the former Finley Kumble and founder of his own boutique firm.
