You are the manager of a medium-sized law firm. The managing partner is concerned about the profitability of the domestic relations department consisting of three attorneys and one paralegal. The managing partner has asked you to prepare a report of the average cost and the average fee of each domestic relations case. He has also asked you to establish a flat fee for certain domestic cases and to recommend which cases should be billed on a flat-fee basis.

a. Where does information for your report come from?

b. How would you establish a flat fee?

c. What types of cases would be good candidates for a flat fee?