December - Time to panic about calculating your billables! Already hit my minimum. Unless something’s wrong... or I didn’t check it right... or there’s a glitch. Better bill 200 this month to be safe.

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I’m a first year in biglaw (not NYC or DC tho) and get the impression that few hit their hours (1950 billable) the first year. I am looking at not hitting them by a couple hundred if I continue to bill at my current pace. Should I worry?

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Example: An associate asked me—does thinking about how to frame an argument count? I wasn’t writing... Um, yes! Example: Does replying to email count? Um, yes! Example: But this should only be a .6 and it took me 1.5 hours? Should I still bill the time I actually spent on it? Um, yes! REMEMBER, YOU ARE NOT THERE FOR FREE!

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The law used to be a profession, where smart thinking and good writing counted. Now it's just factory work judged by how many units one produces. All you kids are being cheated. Rise up

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Rebellion is nigh.

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Or your billable year ended 10/31 and you’re just casually starting off a new year...

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Gotta bill 263 this month to hit my target. My max is 217 in a month.. can I do it guys?

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Update, guys and gals: I hurt my target by billing 287 this month mostly all in the first three weeks (obviously not of my own choosing)

I took 24th to 29th off so I’m content 😌.

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October was 275

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Actually same.

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Need to do 127 by the end of the month usually no big deal just tougher with holiday parties and days off coming up

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You can do it!!!!!!

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Serious question since I haven’t worked at a typical law firm. How do you keep billing if there isn’t more work? Do you reach out to other partners/departments or is there “always” work?

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Take on a pro bono matter

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Or they lied to me about whether those hours to temporary numbers GOING BACK TO JANUARY are going to count

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Haha they ain’t getting billed.

Need 180. Did 185 last month by living in my office for a week. The work isn’t there right now. Hopefully as others start to take off, I’ll be the only one left to pick up the emergencies. Would be the first of six years that I didn’t hit target.

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