Hours check anyone? I’m at 1400 to date with pro bono. 2000 target. On track but September is looking slowwwww

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0. Being able to say that makes in house worth whatever pay cut you have to take to get there.

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Same boat exactly - 2000 target (1800 billables/200 pro bono) and I’m at just under 1000 billables and 300 pro bono...with very little billables for the rest of the year. Terrified I’m gonna he fired haha

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Same...😟

1600, 1950 target. Buried and expect to stay buried.

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April and May were terrible but I’ve been working nonstop since June. Might reach 1800

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I’ll finish around 1800. It’s called delegation and getting out of the hamster wheel called chasing partnership.

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Many of you all are living my nightmare

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1,600, with a 1,500 target (NZ is chill). On track for about 2,100 (my team has not had a chill year).

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1000, 1900 target. Welcome to 2020 M&A

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I’m at a little over 1600 with pro bono. Expecting to stay busy, I think?

Also do non-billable hours matter at all? I got pulled on a ton of research projects for “the firm” that I technically don’t count so I guess I assume those hours are a wash.

I followed up on this internally and can’t get a straight answer. We don’t have a billable req on paper so I suppose they don’t need to have a quota for pro bono/non-billable. I wish it was more transparent.

Just under 1300 at the end of August, with a 2000 requirement. If I bill minimum hours (167) for the next 4 months, I’ll end the year around 1950.

However, I started at this firm two months into the year. From that perspective, I’m on track.

A little over 2000 on pace for 2200ish, fiscal year runs from November-October. Litigation.

On pace for 2050-2100 depending how busy fall is. Litigation.

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