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12 AugJ. Partner
Partner · 24 yrs
Advice on tribunal procedural order 4; strategy call with JV commercial lead. Rate
12.01,150 1,000$13,800OCG-1.2 approved rate. Billed $1,150/h; approved $1,000/h on rate card v2026. Reduction $1,800 applied automatically. Confidence 0.99.
14 AugA. Senior Associate
Senior associate · 8 yrs
Review of production tranche 6; prepare privilege log; draft witness statement outline; team meeting; research on cost-recovery clauses. firm L300 → model L320 / A104+A103 · 0.90 Block
18.0 → 12.0900$16,200OCG-4.1 block billing. Five tasks in one entry. Specialist allowance from 84 comparable entries (median 11.2h): 12.0h of 18.0h. Confidence 0.90.
15 AugLocal counsel (Luanda)
Pass-through
Angolan counsel fees, July, per attached invoice. firm L300 → model A110 · 0.96 Local counsel
—+23% at cost$38,400OCG-3.1 local counsel at cost. Local counsel invoice attached shows $31,200; billed with 23% markup. Reduction $7,200. Confidence 0.98.
16 AugA. Senior Associate
Senior associate · 8 yrs
Review tribunal correspondence; prepare response outline; attend to filing on the ICC platform. Block
7.0 → 5.0900$6,300OCG-4.1 block billing. Three tasks; platform filing is clerical. Allowance 5.0h of 7.0h. Confidence 0.87.
16 AugP. Paralegal
Paralegal
Load production tranche to review platform; Bates numbering; index. firm L100 → model A110 · 0.97 Clerical
19.2 → 0250$4,800OCG-2.6 clerical. Loading and Bates numbering are non-billable or e-discovery vendor tasks at cost. Reduction $4,800. Confidence 0.97.
18 AugJ. Partner
Partner · 24 yrs
Attend site visit to Block 31 facilities with A. Senior Associate and B. Partner (2 days). Your decision
14.01,000$14,000OCG-5.2 duplicative attendance. Three timekeepers on the site visit. Engagement letter allows two partners for tribunal hearings; a site visit is not a hearing. Confidence 0.56. Recommendation: accept one partner and the senior associate; reduce the second partner.
21 AugJ. Partner
Partner · 24 yrs
Legal research on Angolan petroleum law cost-recovery provisions and stabilization clause. firm L300 → model L310 / A102 · 0.88 Your decision
16.01,000$16,000OCG-6.1 excessive time. 16.0h against a comparable median of 6.8h (n=44). Local counsel already billed 9h on the same question. Confidence 0.73.
19 AugA. Senior Associate
Call with tribunal secretary regarding hearing logistics. Compliant
0.6900$540Showing 8 of 36 fee lines · flagged first · Show compliant lines
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Firm X on this client
Rejection rate, 12 months13%Reductions reinstated on appeal9%Partner share trend20% → 39%Local counsel markup, 12 months18–24% vs at-cost protocol