Any firm have 1800 or less client billable requirement?

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On paper, yes. In reality… no 😂 “we don’t have a billable hours requirement” they repeat a million times in the interview. Then they have the talk to people who bill fewer than 45 hours a week

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Sidley

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1800 client billable is the requirement. 200 can be pro bono for a total for 2000 overall. But OP question was about client billiables

Arnold & Porter

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DWT is 1850 total minimum. But that counts pro bono and DEI, so the client billable can actually be sub 1800

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No billable requirement means "a lot of you will bill 2800 so it doesn't really matter"

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Exactly this except for certain small firms. Mid sized and above they have crazy hours despite that “we’re a lifestyle firm” crap they say nowadays (these are the meaningless buzz words they use nowadays now that they see the “family environment” or “collegial environment” crap is no longer a selling point because it’s been so overused by firms that are anything but family or collegial)

Skadden does on paper

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^yep, thanks

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1600 target

And not even sure if I can meet the target at this rate

Dechert?

Dechert is 1950 but 200 can be pro bono and a few other non client matters count towards that 1950

Kirkland 😎😤

Haynes and Boone

Baker McKenzie’s (London) associate target is 1,700. Threshold for bonus is 88% utilisation. Corporate associates tend to bill quite a bit more than that though just bc of the sheer amount of work.

Linklaters has a 1900 with 300 for non credit hours. Don’t sleep on the magic circle firms.

I thought links was no hours requirement at all?

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