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How many years can one bill 1500-1600 hours without getting fired?
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:43 pm
by Anonymous User
Anecdotes welcome.
Re: How many years can one bill 1500-1600 hours without getting fired?
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:44 pm
by h2go
As a specialist? At least 4-5.
Re: How many years can one bill 1500-1600 hours without getting fired?
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:44 pm
by Anonymous User
Also wondering this.
Re: How many years can one bill 1500-1600 hours without getting fired?
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 4:48 pm
by Anonymous User
I think this really depends on firm/group. I imagine some NY shops - not long. DC regulatory? Shit maybe 8 years.
Re: How many years can one bill 1500-1600 hours without getting fired?
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:02 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:I think this really depends on firm/group. I imagine some NY shops - not long. DC regulatory? Shit maybe 8 years.
...wow. And is this while making lockstep comp?
Re: How many years can one bill 1500-1600 hours without getting fired?
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 5:44 pm
by Anonymous User
Obviously depends, but I think you could get away with it for 2-3 years at my WC office of a V50 firm. By year 4 responsibilities increase so much that I really doubt you would be able to bill only 1600 hours.
Re: How many years can one bill 1500-1600 hours without getting fired?
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 9:25 pm
by Anonymous User
Anonymous User wrote:Anonymous User wrote:I think this really depends on firm/group. I imagine some NY shops - not long. DC regulatory? Shit maybe 8 years.
...wow. And is this while making lockstep comp?
Note- I'm not saying it from experience, but yeah, lockstep market comp. You're not going to make bonus (obviously), but a lot of the regulatory practices at my firm don't do a ton of billing. My firm's target is ~2k for bonus, but only about 50% of associates hit it, and once controlling for stuff like associates that don't work for a full year, most of the ones that miss are regulatory associates.
Re: How many years can one bill 1500-1600 hours without getting fired?
Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2017 11:43 pm
by Anonymous User
Easy 2 in NYC corp, 3 would rapidly become an issue.