The Brief · Issue 005 · 2 Oct 2026
A task force to review the task force
Committee minutes, drone banks, the billable minute and rankings above measurement.
Wetherby Dodd formed a task force to look at its previous task force, and approved the minutes subject to approval. In the US, a firm installed drone banks to reach clients faster, and another abolished the billable hour in favour of something sixty times more precise. The new rankings put every firm above average.
Lead story · Leaked meeting minutes
Task Force Formed to Review Previous Task Force
Minutes of the Wetherby Dodd Committee Effectiveness Task Force. Approved, subject to approval.
From the Wetherby Dodd intranet
Highlights
Pricing innovation
Firm Replaces Billable Hour with Revolutionary Billable Minute
The billable hour is replaced by the billable minute, plus a token fee for understanding the invoice.
Technology and client development
Vulture, Bone & Associates Adds Drone Deployment Banks to Six US Offices to Improve “Services”
Vulture, Bone & Associates adds drone deployment to six offices. Critics ask where, exactly, they are being sent.
Reconstructed rolling report
Opposing Counsel’s AI Agents Launch Swarm Attacks Before Either Partner Has Read the Email
Two firms' AI agents conclude a full-scale dispute before either partner has opened the email.
Short profile
Associate Reaches Inbox Zero by Leaving Firm
Nina Bell tried folders, flags and earlier starts. Inbox zero arrived only when she left.
Also this week
Opinion / internal correspondence
Female Partner Asks What Revenue Her Leggings Must Generate to Become “Performance Tailoring”
The firm has embraced performance fabrics, but only when performance can be measured in the correct gender.
Mock annual rankings special
2026 Superintelligence Rankings: Every Firm Now Above Average, Several Above Measurement
The new guide recognises excellence in fields created shortly after the entries arrived.
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