First Year - Low hours after slow start and retaking bar exam Forum

[Anonymous User]

First Year Big Law Corporate Associate. In addition to a slow first few months, I had to retake the bar exam (took 4 weeks off paid leave - passed).

My hours trend has been up since then (170-200 per month) but I'm now only on pace to bill 1500-1600 by the end of the billable year barring a few consecutive insane 200-300 hour months. Does this seem horribly low?

[rpupkin]

First Year Big Law Corporate Associate. In addition to a slow first few months, I had to retake the bar exam (took 4 weeks off paid leave - passed).

My hours trend has been up since then (170-200 per month) but I'm now only on pace to bill 1500-1600 by the end of the billable year barring a few consecutive insane 200-300 hour months. Does this seem horribly low?

No. First years often have low hours for various reasons. It's a good sign that you're now billing 170 - 200.

[Lacepiece23]

First Year Big Law Corporate Associate. In addition to a slow first few months, I had to retake the bar exam (took 4 weeks off paid leave - passed).

My hours trend has been up since then (170-200 per month) but I'm now only on pace to bill 1500-1600 by the end of the billable year barring a few consecutive insane 200-300 hour months. Does this seem horribly low?

Naw, your're good.

[Anonymous User]

First year Corp here too - on pace for maybe 800. You're fine.

[Hutz_and_Goodman]

My firm (biglaw nyc) corporate has been slow. Lots of people billed less than 1500 hours in 2016. No one was fired.

[shock259]

At least you passed the bar! And good sign that you are now getting work. Don't sweat it.

[Anonymous User]

OP here.

Thank you all! Maybe I was being unreasonably anxious about this!