How accurate are NALP directory hours worked per yr? Forum

[TLSNYC]

I've been looking at a few firms and I notice that on their NALP directories they list the avg # of hours billed/worked per associate around 1800/2000 respectively (in a secondary market). How accurate are these figures? Is it really likely that people are only working 2k hours a yr?

[TLSNYC]

bump...

if nothing else, am i right in thinking that 2000 hours is ridiculously good?

[NYC Law]

Hours billed =/= hours worked

To get the actual hours worked, take the billables and divide by ~.67 to ~.80 or so

[BeenDidThat]

Hours billed =/= hours worked

To get the actual hours worked, take the billables and divide by ~.67 to ~.80 or so

Billables < Hours worked... but this is close. Billables represent between 67 and 80% of hours worked.

[bk1]

Hours billed =/= hours worked

To get the actual hours worked, take the billables and divide by ~.67 to ~.80 or so

Just wanted to point out that NALP has areas for both hours billed and hours worked (some firms might have one or the other or both or neither).

[romothesavior]

Never even noticed this. Pretty cool, and it looks like my hours will be pretty manageable.

[NYC Law]

Hours billed =/= hours worked

To get the actual hours worked, take the billables and divide by ~.67 to ~.80 or so

Billables < Hours worked... but this is close. Billables represent between 67 and 80% of hours worked.

Yeah I know, that's why I said divide by the .67-.80