{
    "statement": "of legal clients prefer fixed or flat fees over hourly billing",
    "value_display": "71%",
    "value_numeric": 71,
    "unit": "%",
    "data_label": "2026 report",
    "data_period_end": null,
    "region": "USA",
    "size": "all",
    "source": {
        "name": "Legal Trends Report and Legal Trends for Solo, Small and Mid-Sized Law Firms",
        "publisher": "Clio (Themis Solutions Inc.)",
        "type": "vendor",
        "url": "https://www.clio.com/"
    },
    "source_url": "https://www.clio.com/about/press/2026-solo-small-firm-report/",
    "source_quote": "Seventy-one percent of clients prefer fixed or flat fees, meaning firms that move away from hourly billing aren't just protecting their own margins, they're delivering the pricing experience clients want.",
    "verification_note": "Read on clio.com press release dated 4 May 2026 (Legal Trends for Solo and Small Law Firms). Vendor survey; the release gives no sample size or field dates. Clio's 2024 consumer survey (1,003 US adults) also gave 71% preferring a flat fee for the whole case.",
    "verified_at": "2026-10-23T00:00:00+00:00",
    "margin_of_error": null,
    "dont_know": null,
    "data_table": null,
    "revisions": [],
    "page_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/law-firm-marketing/clients-prefer-flat-fees",
    "csv_url": "https://digitaltreed.com/statistics/law-firm-marketing/clients-prefer-flat-fees.csv"
}