EARLY SEPTEMBER HOURS CHECK Forum

[VulcanVulcanVulcan]

Alright BIGLAWYERS, the year is 2/3 done. What are your hours?

DC associate. I'm at 1658 (inclusive of pro bono), about 60 other random semi-countable hours.

[Anonymous User]

2000, 1900 billable, 80 pro bono 20 pitch. NY big law. Lit. First year. (Year ends December 1)

[Anonymous User]

Second Year; Non-NYC primary; Our year ends October 31. At 1750 billable hours (plus pro bono and other hours I can't be bothered to calculate).

2000 hours are required.

ETA: Year, Market, Requirement.

[Anonymous User]

2100 required, year ends October 31. Was at 1530 billable and around 80 other countable hours at the end of August. The sad thing is that I am on pace to make it if the last three weeks is indicative of my pace for the rest of the billable year (and I have strong reasons to believe it is).

[Anonymous User]

Silicon valley corporate first year. 1900 hours required, can be pro bono, biz dev, shadowing etc, within caps I will not reach. I am about 1250 all in for creditable hours. Year end Dec 31. Not gonna make it.

[Anonymous User]

Just broke 1200. Corporate 1st year at a firm with an 1800 hour requirement, pro rated to whenever they make the bonus decisions (early December). I'm basically dead on track -- could be close.

[Anonymous User]

2080 with 22 days remaining, 4 of which will be vacation and 6 being weekend. Work is there for 2200 hours. Do I care?

[Anonymous User]

1,550 by Aug 31. Sep 30 fiscal year. 1800 goal and could make it if pushed, but will likely fall around 1700. Small market, corporate, regional big/midlaw.

[Anonymous User]

Midlaw, corporate, first year. 1150 creditable hours as of the end of August with a minimum of 1800. It's doable, but the work has completely dried up, so I'm doubtful I'll make it.

[Anonymous User]

SF biglaw lit. Midlevel. 1550 billable, 50 pro bono, 100 firm development/recruiting/etc.

Dec. 31 is year-end, so right on pace for 2200. Pretty busy, should hit it. Looking to leave after this year so pushing hard for bonus.

[Anonymous User]

Midlevel secondary market, tax. 1360 billable as of end of august, approx 40 pro bono, year ends 12/31. Billable requirement is 1900, on track for 2100, but will be taking late in the year vacations to avoid going too far over 1900.

[Anonymous User]

Biglaw, tax. 2100 billable, about 80 nonbillable. No hours requirement.

[Anonymous User]

NY V15 Corporate First Year

1360 plus something like 100 hours of non-billable but firm related stuff. Think I'll hit 2k just barely but it's an arbitrary number as we have no billable minimum. Was dragged down by a 100 hour January and 60 hour March and have been busy since.

[Anonymous User]

1950, about 25 of which are pro bono. Midwestern secondary market, year ends Oct. 31. (Corporate.)

[Anonymous User]

DC lit 1st year. 1350 billable. 1800 hours requirement.

[El Pollito]

so how do we minimize billables for the rest of the year

help please

[Mr. Fancy]

so how do we minimize billables for the rest of the year

help please

I wonder how "sorry - I way over shot my hours this year so am taking advantage of our unlimited vacation policy this entire month" would go over.