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Is it worth mentioning that I bill and collect my hours?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:10 pm
by cc@kdmlaw.net
I'm a legal assistant who is billed at $150/hour, billing roughly 60 hours/billing cycle to clients, and the firm generally collects 90% of that time (after write-offs). Is it worth mentioning this information in my law school application resume or supplemental statements? I'd appreciate your feedback, thank you.
Re: Is it worth mentioning that I bill and collect my hours?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:23 pm
by cynthiad
It's pretty normal for legal assistants/paralegals to bill hours. Focus on your actual accomplishments in your job, not the technicalities of how your time is billed.
Re: Is it worth mentioning that I bill and collect my hours?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:26 pm
by CanadianWolf
School might fear receiving a bill from you for law school application completion.
Re: Is it worth mentioning that I bill and collect my hours?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:45 pm
by eav1277
CanadianWolf wrote:School might fear receiving a bill from you for law school application completion.
+1
Re: Is it worth mentioning that I bill and collect my hours?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:18 pm
by TooOld4This
Absolutely won't matter to a law school. There is very little about law school that relates to the practice of law. Save this nugget of info for your applications to firms.
Re: Is it worth mentioning that I bill and collect my hours?
Posted: Sat Dec 08, 2012 5:48 pm
by cc@kdmlaw.net
Thank you for the suggestions and advice. The remark about a bill for my application was funny
