Do you bill late night waiting time? It's 1am now and only reason I'm staying up is to wait for the printer to provide a revised OM so I can review that our changes went in properly and sign off. Do I bill the time between now and when I sign off? Just curious how you all treat this time.

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Bill the wait time by proofing the rest of the OM. Check for typos, cross references, table formatting.

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Honestly in these scenarios I think you need to use your own judgment on what would be fair/defensible.

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^^ imagine being the partner having to explain a “padded” bill to the client. If it’s a more partner or senior associate making you wait, I think that’s less defensible than if it was the client.

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