Are there non-billable hours targets (ie. business development, professional development, firm committees) for associates in big law on top of the billable targets/requirements?

Does anyone run a business in addition to their firm? I’m a solo and I’m doing pretty well with about 60-70 billable hours a month. Though that leaves a lot of downtime. Curious if anyone has any second businesses that require about 20 hours a week. Not looking for passive income or franchise ideas though.

How many billable hours do people in prosecution tend to average each month? I’ve gone through waves of feeling like my billable hours requirement is reasonable to feeling like I’m drowning and can’t possibly do it for that long.

Did the billable hours bonus not get paid out today? Or is it to be paid in the next check?

Has anyone transitioned from Tax to RM? Could you share your experience and pros/cons of the change? Really want to get out of client facing/billable work, but I like my firm. Thank you!

Is anyone experiencing a reduction of billable hours due to less assignments?

4th year in practice in Denver doing insurance defense. I get paid $103k with 1,860 billable hours. Am I underpaid?

Best big and mid size firms in Atlanta for real estate? When considering billable hours, comp, culture, etc. I’d appreciate hearing from anyone that generally likes their firm or has any recommendations on firms to stay away from. Considering making the move from a boutique firm as a 5th year lateral.

15+ years experience in Forensic Accounting. What would be considered fair pay in the NYC area? Average yearly Billings was 2,500, however recently took over the building out of systems, training younger staff, more marketing in a set region; basically more non billable work.

I am a 10 yr lawyer. 7 yrs in my practice area. Little over a year at current firm. Still an associate. Im at large plaintiff firm w/ billable requirements. I do mass/class cases and hold a couple leadership positions (these were competitive to get). What should salary be and when should I make partner. I’ll add I work remote and pretty autonomously. Little contact with partners or anyone at my firm.

Naive question: How many yearly billable hours are reasonable for a good balance of work and home. I have a young child and don't want to miss out on important moments. I had one firm state that their yearly quota is 1900 hours and I don't have a frame of reference as to whether this is reasonable or if it means 12 hour days. I am coming from public service so billables are 100% new to me. Any insight is appreciated.

Hi guys,

I need some advice, I’ve been in a newly created role within a pharma agency for about three months now and it is not going too well. There is little to no structure or direction from senior leadership, no access to client data, little to no billable work. Worst of all, no project is related to what I have been hired to do.

I would like to move on with a different agency asap, but I’m not sure how to proceed with such a short time here.

Working at ID firm in NYC, 2 years in. Not thrilled with salary (under 125k). 2000 billable goal, will hit it. Should I be looking elsewhere?

so, how many firm laptops' worth of billable time would you say you waste in a given month dealing with delays caused by your firm laptop?

If you exceed your billable hours Monday through Thursday and don’t have much work to do on Friday, is it okay to leave early?

KPMG Advisory (Tech/Salesforce). What's the WLB? Avg billable hours vs actual hour worked?

Hi there, starting new in private practice. My job requires billable hours. Anyone know where I can find a list of terms and descriptions I can use when I am billing clients? TIA

If a recruiter asks what your average billable hours are, will you ever have to show proof of this number or no?

How do you track your time spent reading and responding to emails? I don’t want to run a timer each time I open outlook, but I feel like I’m losing hours of billable time every day to one-off emails that I would never individually bill for.

I’ve been working at my job for nearly 2 years and I still feel like I’m getting the short end of the stick with billable work. For example, I’m constantly doing data entry even though I have a masters degree in economics. My bosses already know that I’m frustrated with the lack of opportunity but they say there’s nothing they can do, is it time to look for a new job?

Is anyone willing to share billable requirements and salaries for mid-sized, Chicago market?

Heavy SQL on my team. All of our client data exists is stored on redshift. We have an engineering team that we can pull in when we need something done in Python. (usually when we need to automate a feed from a client/vendor into Redshift)

Thoughts on Capgemini Ariba practice/team?
Currently in the interview process with them

For experienced realtors, how long have you been doing your job and why do you still love it? I'm fairly new to the field, but I'm excited for the future opportunities that I can already see!

I believe improving one’s sales conversion rate is something everyone want to improve but no one wants to admit they would like to work it. Funny how lawyers will spend thousands on seminars to improve trial skills. But this topic is not discussed in our profession. I have read books in sales. But am unable to find any for lawyers. I want convert every lead I can. Does anyone have tips, books, cle’s or studied this topic?

I will be teaching Chemistry this year in a modular classroom with no lab area. Any suggestions on virtual labs? We have chromebooks at ourvschool.

Hi all! I am looking for a new role. I would really prefer remote as my fiancé just got new orders, so we will be stationed in another state in a little over 6 months and I want to find a company I can remain with long term! I have a masters degree in applied psychology and previously worked as a social worker and program coordinator. Obviously, as it shows, I am currently working as a recruiter with a staffing agency. I am open to a variety of roles within HR!

Has anyone taken the new booster shots? How have side effects been?

Looking for job referrals from those that work in Big Pharma. I already work in the CRO world and miserable beyond belief, I have been dealing with major IT issues over 6 months with no end in sight and nobody seems able to fix the issues. I’m ready to move on. Spam me with your company opening/referrals.

Hi all, looking for some advice and/or guidance. Anyone ever gone direct into a SM position? Have worked for various banks over the year but a little nervous about coming in at SM level with no experience working within the consultancy bubble.

What are some great companies to work for as a woman in engineering?

I’m really struggling to land my next project. I’m a GPS C and not new to the firm and my last project ended in September. I’ve reached out to EVERYONE I know, all referrals I got, applied through STAFFIT and followed up and I still don’t have a project offer. Been on the bench for about a month and a half now. I did not have this hard of a time for any of my my previous projects, not even my first one when I joined the firm. Should I be worried? Any advice?

First time doing a call with a recruiter that reached out on LinkedIn - what should I expect? Any tips for this poor analyst would be greatly appreciated! 😂

Looking for a referral for Google. Anyone here able to assist? Job is in NYC.

Anyone familiar with the culture of working at ADIA and how they run their transactions ? Is it very team based ? Do you expect they would be very intense working culture vs someone used to NY transaction work?

Hi all, I'm looking for Functional testing roles. Please let me know if any openings are available

If you take vacation, is the onus on you to make up that billable time? If so, how do you enjoy long vacations?

MEGATHREAD - RTO POLICY BY FIRM

Currently serving as corp counsel and report to a great GC who will be leaving the company next month. I work a lot now, though I can come and go as I wish. New leadership isn’t my cup of tea and I’m worried about the new GC. I have not been looking but I have an offer to go back to private practice in Big Law doing securities work with a partner I know very well. However, I am super hesitant to go back. I’m considering also looking for AGC positions and that is what I am doing now (cont’d)

I'm already barred in a UBE jurisdiction, but because California is still full of gatekeeping jerks, I gotta take the bar exam again. I'll also have to do it working full time. I'll probably take the week before and the week of the exam off, but I'm really concerned about going through all the hardship and misery just to fail.

Have any of you done it? Any tips?

Has anyone asked for a class year bump or does it not really make sense to do that? Everyone I work with agrees that I operate at least 2 years above my level and I’m wondering if it’s worth it to try to negotiate a one year class bump.

For mark-up, would you prefer to do it on your computer or iPad? Reasons?

Any insights on Morgan Lewis in Chicago? Average billables, culture, etc.?

Has anyone been a U.S. Lawyer and tried to practice in England? And any tips for making the transition?

Anyone have any insights on Milbank litigation group in NYC?

Are any first years that started in January still somewhat slow (80 hours Feb, 120 March, 160 April, 180 May, 240 June, 100 so far in July) and nervous about the incoming classes starting in October? I genuinely am not sure my firm has enough work for all of us. My team feels very junior heavy. I am not too worried about job security but do want these bonuses…

If you don’t have 8 hours of billable time a day, do you leave as is or do you fill in the gap with non-billable work? While I am in the office, I don’t always get the billable amount since I don’t have enough work. Seems like a waste of time to enter non-billable time just to fill in the gap but I also don’t want them to think I am not there and slacking off.

What’s the norm?

What do you like most about litigation? I'm happily transitioning from corporate to litigation very soon and want to hear from people who actually enjoy their work. HAPPY ANSWERS ONLY!

Another home-grown associate is leaving my group… we experienced at least 2/3 attrition in 2021 and I thought I had grown used to this, but it still got me feeling a little down. We weren’t particularly close and I think it still makes sense for me to stay with my group for now, but can’t help feeling unmotivated with almost everyone around you leaving…

Any therapists in the NY/NJ area (remote preferred) you think are really good? Issue I keep running into is seeing therapists who have no idea what my job is like and just say, “set boundaries. Turn off your email at 6 pm on weeknights and refuse to work weekends” or “why don’t you leave law and go be a writer?” Or some dumb advice. I want someone who gets it and doesn’t offer unhelpful advice

Folks that lateraled, did you get a pro rated billable requirement that reflected a ramp up period? The number I was given appears to assume no ramp up period

Corporate Associates, when applying to lateral to another firm, what do you use as a writing sample? I’m a 2019 grad so I still have LS writing samples however they are all litigation based. Do I provide draft SEC filings I’ve worked on?

Do you know of any of your colleagues “entanglements” with other colleagues? Or is this not a thing in BL?

Opinions and any information regarding billable hours and quality of work life at Stockwell, Harris, Woolverton & Helphrey...anything info appreciated!

Survey time! Is there a length of leave at your firm (asking in respect to mat leave, but this applies to all kinds of leave) that automatically triggers non-advancement in class year?

Nice job QE (never ever thought I’d say that). Will be interesting to see its competitors argue why they don’t offer the same thing.