Small/boutique law billing question- Do you have clients pay an outstanding balance within 30 days of sending out your account or earlier? I’ve heard some firms require clients to pay as soon as the account is rendered (ie. within 5 business days) but not sure if clients actually do that in reality and you end up chasing them? Any creative ideas are welcome!

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The bill is payable upon issuance, but yeah we normally ask for within 30 days. But we also operate at our client's pace: if they want to delay or withhold, or put something on a settlement statement, then we'll work with that.

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30 days. Then interest to encourage timely payment

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