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[baal hadad]

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

[Anonymous User]

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).

[mirage1287]

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?

[Desert Fox]

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?

75 now scram

[gk101]

1678 and taking a 10 day vacation in November.

[romothesavior]

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

[ditch digger]

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.

[Anonymous User]

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.

[dixiecupdrinking]

Bump.

1900 since Jan 1.

[Lincoln]

~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.

[gk101]

~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

[crit_racer]

~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

[crumpetsandtea]

~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.

Holy shit.

[smallfirmassociate]

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

[baal hadad]

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

Jelly

[KD35]

~2,600 Jan 1 to Oct 31.

Holy shit.

What hell hole of a practice group are you in?

[Bronte]

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

[fats provolone]

just hit 300 guise

[smallfirmassociate]

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!

[Lincoln]

~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.

[gk101]

~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

[baal hadad]

~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

[911 crisis actor]

Dat V2 tho

[Anonymous User]

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

Firm and/or practice group? If comfortable.

[fats provolone]

would kill myself and leave the timer running