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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by baal hadad » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:56 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Can't wait to work for my firm with no minimum billable requirement.
Enjoy frantically billing hours bc you can never be sure if you've done enough to be like everyone else

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:25 pm

baal hadad wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:Can't wait to work for my firm with no minimum billable requirement.
Enjoy frantically billing hours bc you can never be sure if you've done enough to be like everyone else
Yeaaa I was being sarcastic...

Associates tell me there is 2000-2100 hours expectation but there is relatively no competition among associates (also no free market a la Kirkland system).

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by mirage1287 » Tue Nov 04, 2014 5:47 pm

For those of you billing 2000 hours or more, what does that average out to in terms of hours worked (not billed) per week? 60 hour weeks? 70 hour weeks?

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by Desert Fox » Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:14 pm

Anonymous User wrote:For those of you billing 2000 hours or more, what does that average out to in terms of hours worked (not billed) per week? 60 hour weeks? 70 hour weeks?
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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by gk101 » Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:41 pm

1678 and taking a 10 day vacation in November.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by romothesavior » Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:48 pm

This thread isn't for 0Ls, and do not use anon unless you are posting sensitive informatino.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by ditch digger » Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:54 pm

Do people actually get canned if they don't meet their firm's minimum billing requirement? My firm requires 1,800 hours per year, but they never fired anyone who didn't meet this mark. However, one of the partners said that not meeting the annual billing goals will hurt your chances of becoming partner.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:34 pm

I'm somewhere around 2200-2300 (third year, V20 corporate, NYC). Couple of points I wanted to share:

1) Your hours will probably go up each year you are at the firm, assuming your group has work and you are even a somewhat-decent associate.

2) If you are close to or over your firm's minimum by mid-October, put in for a 2 week vacation in November or December. Do it early. You won't need the hours and you're guaranteeing yourself some time off before others think to do the same.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by dixiecupdrinking » Thu Nov 06, 2014 8:10 pm

Bump.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by Lincoln » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:31 am

~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by gk101 » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:38 am

Lincoln wrote:~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.
For your sake, I hope you are at a firm like WLRK that adequately rewards those hours. I would rage-quit if I was still given a market bonus with those kind of hours

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by crit_racer » Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:02 pm

Lincoln wrote:~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.

If you aren't exaggerating or joking, this is ridiculous

Have you been gunning and volunteering for more and more work? Or is it just being thrown at you? Are you working under the same partner(s) for all of this or are you working under a bunch of diff ones? Not that I need to tell you this, but youre probably going to burn out very quickly if oyu don't figure out a way to get this number lower. GL

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by crumpetsandtea » Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:38 pm

Lincoln wrote:~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.
Holy shit.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by smallfirmassociate » Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:01 pm

About 900 as of 11/11, plus just under fifty pro-bono.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by baal hadad » Tue Nov 11, 2014 1:03 pm

smallfirmassociate wrote:About 900 as of 11/11, plus just under fifty pro-bono.
Jelly

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by KD35 » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:04 pm

crumpetsandtea wrote:
Lincoln wrote:~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.
Holy shit.
What hell hole of a practice group are you in?

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by Bronte » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:35 pm

My 12 month is just under 2800. Would have to figure out 2015 total.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by fats provolone » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:36 pm

just hit 300 guise

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by smallfirmassociate » Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:57 pm

baal hadad wrote:
smallfirmassociate wrote:About 900 as of 11/11, plus just under fifty pro-bono.
Jelly
You wouldn't be if you saw the paychecks from the first ~ 3 years of my career!

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by Lincoln » Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:18 am

crit_racer wrote:
Lincoln wrote:~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.
If you aren't exaggerating or joking, this is ridiculous

Have you been gunning and volunteering for more and more work? Or is it just being thrown at you? Are you working under the same partner(s) for all of this or are you working under a bunch of diff ones? Not that I need to tell you this, but youre probably going to burn out very quickly if oyu don't figure out a way to get this number lower. GL
I can't get into details because it would out me. I'm not volunteering, so it's not by choice. I get a market bonus. Thinking about quitting because of the hours, but it's not an easy choice and wouldn't fit my career plans.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by gk101 » Wed Nov 12, 2014 11:27 am

Lincoln wrote:
crit_racer wrote:
Lincoln wrote:~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.
If you aren't exaggerating or joking, this is ridiculous

Have you been gunning and volunteering for more and more work? Or is it just being thrown at you? Are you working under the same partner(s) for all of this or are you working under a bunch of diff ones? Not that I need to tell you this, but youre probably going to burn out very quickly if oyu don't figure out a way to get this number lower. GL
I can't get into details because it would out me. I'm not volunteering, so it's not by choice. I get a market bonus. Thinking about quitting because of the hours, but it's not an easy choice and wouldn't fit my career plans.
market bonus for those hours is fucking awful. Sorry bro

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by baal hadad » Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:00 pm

Lincoln wrote:
crit_racer wrote:
Lincoln wrote:~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.
If you aren't exaggerating or joking, this is ridiculous

Have you been gunning and volunteering for more and more work? Or is it just being thrown at you? Are you working under the same partner(s) for all of this or are you working under a bunch of diff ones? Not that I need to tell you this, but youre probably going to burn out very quickly if oyu don't figure out a way to get this number lower. GL
I can't get into details because it would out me. I'm not volunteering, so it's not by choice. I get a market bonus. Thinking about quitting because of the hours, but it's not an easy choice and wouldn't fit my career plans.
Sounds like cravath

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by 911 crisis actor » Wed Nov 12, 2014 12:45 pm

Dat V2 tho

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by Anonymous User » Thu Nov 13, 2014 2:56 am

Bronte wrote:My 12 month is just under 2800. Would have to figure out 2015 total.
Firm and/or practice group? If comfortable.

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Re: HOURS CHECK

Post by fats provolone » Thu Nov 13, 2014 3:00 am

would kill myself and leave the timer running

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