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Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:12 am
by Anonymous User
Thought it would be interesting to get a year-over-year hours check in from 2nd+ years. Something similar to the below:
NYC Biglaw
Transactional
4th year
2000 - 2300 - 1800 - 1900
Would appreciate anyone who is willing to share. Might help us to visualize the peaks and troughs of biglaw year over year.
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:21 am
by Anonymous User
TX Biglaw
Transactional (non-corporate)
3rd year
2000 - 2100 - pacing for ~2100
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:28 am
by Anonymous User
Just to be on the same page. Is this stricly billable hours, or other Firm credit hours (marketing, pro bono, etc.)?
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:36 am
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Just to be on the same page. Is this stricly billable hours, or other Firm credit hours (marketing, pro bono, etc.)?
Whatever your firm counts as "billable" hours (e.g. for bonus or other purposes).
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:46 am
by Anonymous User
NYC
M&A
4th year
2000 - 2250 - 2400 - 2300 (pace)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 11:51 am
by kcdc1
Anonymous User wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Just to be on the same page. Is this stricly billable hours, or other Firm credit hours (marketing, pro bono, etc.)?
Whatever your firm counts as "billable" hours (e.g. for bonus or other purposes).
What is the norm on this? Do most biglaw firms count marketing, training, recruiting hours toward bonus eligibility?
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:11 pm
by Anonymous User
NYC BigLaw
Litigation
3rd Year
2200-2400-2550 (pace)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:18 pm
by bern victim
kcdc1 wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Just to be on the same page. Is this stricly billable hours, or other Firm credit hours (marketing, pro bono, etc.)?
Whatever your firm counts as "billable" hours (e.g. for bonus or other purposes).
What is the norm on this? Do most biglaw firms count marketing, training, recruiting hours toward bonus eligibility?
generally no
most count pro bono (sometimes with a cap)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 12:21 pm
by Anonymous User
SF Biglaw. Lit. 3rd year.
1700 - 2100 - 2250 (pace). Not including 120 pro bono, so far.
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:00 pm
by Anonymous User
TX Biglaw
Transactional
2nd year
2400 - 1600 (pace)
Been a weird couple of months
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 3:19 pm
by Anonymous User
Atlanta Biglaw
Reg/Trans
2150 - 2350 (pace)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:11 pm
by Anonymous User
LA Biglaw
M&A
2nd year
2400 - 1900 pace (also has been a slow few months)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:14 pm
by Anonymous User
NYC Big Law Litigation, 3rd year
3000 - 2400 - 2600 (pace)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:21 pm
by imalreadyamember?
Anonymous User wrote:NYC Big Law Litigation, 3rd year
3000 - 2400 - 2600 (pace)
Jesus dude. Firm?
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:33 pm
by Anonymous User
LA biglaw litigation, 2nd year
2700 - infinity (pace)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 4:42 pm
by Anonymous User
imalreadyamember? wrote:Anonymous User wrote:NYC Big Law Litigation, 3rd year
3000 - 2400 - 2600 (pace)
Jesus dude. Firm?
Don't want to be too specific. It's a place where my numbers are not out of the ordinary, which narrows it down to a handful, and which one of those doesn't really matter.
Edited for clarity.
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 5:18 pm
by misterjames
Anonymous User wrote:Atlanta Biglaw
Reg/Trans
2150 - 2350 (pace)
more transactional than reg I'm assuming? thought reg was comparatively easy on hours (and by easy I mean ~1800)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:18 pm
by Anonymous User
CHI LIT 4th
1975, 2000, 1550, 2000 (pace)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 7:51 pm
by Anonymous User
SF big law, corporate, 4th year
2300, 2450, 2200, 2500 (pace)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:39 pm
by Anonymous User
STL Biglaw (transactional specialist)
3rd year
2000 -- 2300 -- 2000 (pace)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 8:54 pm
by Eldon Tyrell
Sorry if this derails the thread, but can some of the associates here discuss how a 1800/1900/2000 hour year v a 2200/2300/2400 hour year actually shakes out in terms of monthly hours and mental health effects? Just curious as it seems like a lot have had both reasonable years and pretty bad years. Interested in transactional associates more so, but both perspectives would be awesome.
User has been outed and warned.
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:46 pm
by imalreadyamember?
Anonymous User wrote:Sorry if this derails the thread, but can some of the associates here discuss how a 1800/1900/2000 hour year v a 2200/2300/2400 hour year actually shakes out in terms of monthly hours and mental health effects? Just curious as it seems like a lot have had both reasonable years and pretty bad years. Interested in transactional associates more so, but both perspectives would be awesome.
Seconded for lit. Great idea and not thread-derailing. It would enhance the thread to have more than just the numbers I think.
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2016 9:50 pm
by Anonymous User
DC IP Lit
4th year
1800 - 2200 - 2200 - 2200 (pace)
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 7:22 am
by Anonymous User
misterjames wrote:Anonymous User wrote:Atlanta Biglaw
Reg/Trans
2150 - 2350 (pace)
more transactional than reg I'm assuming? thought reg was comparatively easy on hours (and by easy I mean ~1800)
More reg than trans (75/25). Some unique circumstance have compounded my admitted workaholic nature.
Re: Year-Over-Year Hours Check In
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2016 9:22 am
by Anonymous User
DC, tax, 4th yr
1950, 2050, 2000, 2100 (pace)