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Desert Fox · Post by **Desert Fox** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 7:21 pm

Desert Fox wrote:1606

Shit that's 10.6 hours a work day (Assuming you take off roughly a week for the holidays). Lets bear down brothers.

alicrimson · Post by **alicrimson** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:09 pm

Desert Fox wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:1606
Shit that's 10.6 hours a work day (Assuming you take off roughly a week for the holidays). Lets bear down brothers.

When does your year end? Ours closed on Halloween. Weird, but meh.

I'm just now starting on the billable budget thing,and am trying to come up with a system of checkpoints through out the year to stay on track. Any advice for the n00bs?

crit_racer · Post by **crit_racer** » Mon Nov 03, 2014 11:16 pm

Desert Fox wrote:1606

So who do you bill for all the time you spend on TLS? I like to sprinkle it out amongst diff. clients but was wondering what TCR was on this...

GOATlawman · Post by **GOATlawman** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:39 am

crit_racer wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:1606
So who do you bill for all the time you spend on TLS? I like to sprinkle it out amongst diff. clients but was wondering what TCR was on this...

Johnson & Johnson

r6_philly · Post by **r6_philly** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:14 am

What happens if you don't make 2k?

baal hadad · Post by **baal hadad** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:39 am

alicrimson wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:1606
Shit that's 10.6 hours a work day (Assuming you take off roughly a week for the holidays). Lets bear down brothers.
When does your year end? Ours closed on Halloween. Weird, but meh.

I'm just now starting on the billable budget thing,and am trying to come up with a system of checkpoints through out the year to stay on track. Any advice for the n00bs?

Bill 8 hrs a day every weekday

baal hadad · Post by **baal hadad** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:46 am

Desert Fox wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:1606
Shit that's 10.6 hours a work day (Assuming you take off roughly a week for the holidays). Lets bear down brothers.

Billable yr started Dec. 1 2013

At 1801 not counting 77.3 of nonbillable

Will probably be like 50 hrs short of 2000

Edit: whenever anyone says "bear down" I think of pooping

KD35 · Post by **KD35** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:45 am

baal hadad wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:
Desert Fox wrote:1606
Shit that's 10.6 hours a work day (Assuming you take off roughly a week for the holidays). Lets bear down brothers.
Billable yr started Dec. 1 2013

At 1801 not counting 77.3 of nonbillable

Will probably be like 50 hrs short of 2000

Edit: whenever anyone says "bear down" I think of pooping

Are all of you at 2000 hour firms?

masque du pantsu · Post by **masque du pantsu** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:13 am

This actually might be a useful thread as there seems to be much misinformation out there about hours.

I am at 1881 since January 1, and that's with being on vacation from June 25 until July 21. I think the highest realistically i might see by year end is 2300.

kalvano · Post by **kalvano** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:13 am

1160 hours, not counting non-billable or client development.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:21 am

Billable year started Jan. 1.

1932 billable
47 non-billable that count
112 non-billable that go into a black hole

This year sucks.

Desert Fox · Post by **Desert Fox** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 12:31 pm

r6_philly wrote:What happens if you don't make 2k?

I'm pretty sure I'll get a bonus for hitting 1950, but it's not explicitly clear. Also I have 140 hours of bullshit first year credits in that 1606.

Other than the bonus nothing.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 1:27 pm

Just checked. 1719.85 as of Monday. Was on track for about 2400 at the end of July. Now I don't think I'll come even close to breaking 2000 given the long vacation planned for December, but glad I'm at a firm that doesn't care about hours for bonuses. Includes about 60 hours of pro bono that I don't care to try to separate out. Billable year starts Jan. 1.

baal hadad · Post by **baal hadad** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 1:37 pm

r6_philly wrote:What happens if you don't make 2k?

As a first yr and with the nonbillable stuff that people asked me to do I'll probably still get a nice bonus

That was what happened w the assoc who started a yr before me

Sr assocs have told me not to worry

The sr assoc told me I'd be okay with like 1700-1800 and nonbillable

seanPtheB · Post by **seanPtheB** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:05 pm

Providing market would be helpful as well

Desert Fox · Post by **Desert Fox** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:06 pm

seanPtheB wrote:Providing market would be helpful as well

This isn't about teaching you how to bill. This about being in it man.

JusticeJackson · Post by **JusticeJackson** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:30 pm

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:35 pm

1st year, corporate work, V20. Hours started on January 1. Billed 2260 as of November 1 (30ish was pro bono) with no signs of slowing down. Not as bad as I thought it would feel but a vacation in December would be nice.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:50 pm

Just finished my first 12 months, billed 2350, not including some obnoxious number of hours of training time.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:53 pm

1st year, V20, litigation, hours started Jan 1. 1715 so far.

Anonymous User · Post by **Anonymous User** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:48 pm

Can't wait to work for my firm with no minimum billable requirement.

Desert Fox · Post by **Desert Fox** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:52 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Can't wait to work for my firm with no minimum billable requirement.

lol just lol

baal hadad · Post by **baal hadad** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:54 pm

seanPtheB wrote:Providing market would be helpful as well

Why

Also:

Desert Fox wrote:
This isn't about teaching you how to bill. This about being in it man.

Cogburn87 · Post by **Cogburn87** » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:55 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Can't wait to work for my firm with no minimum billable requirement.

(Guy who is going to be devastated to learn his firm enforces an unstated billable requirement)

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