how many administrative/non billable hours do you have per week? only working 6 billable hours per day right now (tech consulting)

Anyone working as a 2 years + lawyer for Fragomen in Canada can share their salaries and working advantages? (holidays, billable hours etc). Got an interview coming up and want to make sure not to under-sale my profile!

Thinking of going on a sabbatical and using the time to dust off resume, get certs and find a new position.Anyone else recommend this? Currently being distracted by billable work that adds 0 to resume

Have a call on Friday with the CEO of an environmental entrepreneurship non-profit. It could lead to a professional opportunity and maybe even billable work I can refer to my firm down the line. I’m going in with an open mind but little concrete information on his entity and goals and ways I could get involved. What questions would you ask such a person?

Trying to explain billable hrs to hubs. I billed 160 this month, which he said “is only 40 hr weeks” (true) - but how many hrs do you figure you “work” or are in the office to bill 150?

What are firm’s known billable requirements? Is there a ramp up period?

I had one of those VERY nonproductive days today. I think I accomplished maybe an hour of billable work, even though I had a bunch of stuff to do. I just came off a 300 hour month, and unexpectedly got a continuance on a deadline on Wednesday, and it’s like all of my motivation leeched out of me at once.

What would you prefer:

Job 1: 85k at small boutique firm (3 attorneys). Standard benefits but no 401k. Semi-annual raises. No billable hour requirement and regular 40 hour week. Being groomed to be a partner on a 2-3 year track.

Job 2: 135k at large regional firm (200 attorneys) good benefits. 1900 billable hours requirement. Partner track is 6-8 years but not guaranteed.

Both located in a MCOL area

Is it just me or the average billable work in infrastructure transactions has blown off steam in the last couple of weeks?

There is almost nowhere to find reliable bonus information on Canadian firms. I’ve heard of year end bonuses ranging from 10-50% this year (not including Covid bonuses). Let’s start a thread posting year of call, rough billable hours worked and bonus as a percent of salary.

5 year call. 1850 hours. 10%.

3.5 years out of school, 2400 billable hours last year in TRS and just got promoted. what kind of year end compensation should I be expecting? Bonus and new salary

Does anyone know the starting salary for Jackson Lewis in the firm's Connecticut office, as well as the billable hours requirement?

I need an assistant/paralegal. Probably part time at first. I live/work in a small city in Oklahoma, solo practice. I would like approx 10 billable hours/week (if part time) from them. What do i look for in one? Pay amount? (Most here make around $12/hour). Incentives for bonus money?

If you do billable work on a given PTO/vacation day, do you still count that day as vacation? Or do you get that vacation day "back"? Or do you only get the part that you billed "back"? (Or some other option.)

Obligatory financial info post. 1) size of firm, 2) billable requirements, 3) salary, 4) bonus, 5) quality of life, 6) debt, and and 7) family/married/single. Go!

To the post below- it is quiet, so I’ll bite!
Does anyone know about associate compensation at the regional Atlantic Canada firms? The the big ones have all been posting job ads for associates in the 3-5 year range. Any insight on salary and billable targets?

Received a job offer. Was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on a concern I had about it. It's an entry level position, and I don't have much experience. The billables are 2040 a year. For billable hours in civil litigation and insurance defense, is 2040 hours for a 1st year associate on the high end in this field for a small or midsize firm? It seems like most attorneys I know have minimum requirements of around 1800. The compensation is around 80k a year.

Does anyone have experience working for a ALSP? How does compensation work (pay and benefits)? Are you an employee or technically an IC? Do you have billable requirements like at a firm? How do you think it prepared you to potentially move in house? I'm currently at a firm but thinking of taking a position with an ALSP but my goal is to go in house.

Looking to leave a govt job for a junior attorney role in a small workers comp defense firm. I have no experience in workers comp. How easy is it to learn the work and make 1850 billable hours? What future opportunities does this experience give?

Are any other paralegals struggling with billable hour requirements? I have 5 years of experience in corporate transactions, M&A, and real estate work, and have never had billable hour requirements. I'm in a new job now where I do and I'm nowhere near meeting them. I'm getting a lot more admin work than billable work, and it's stressing me out.

When your boss gives you 48 hours (clock hours not billable hours) to produce a viable objection to a MTD/compel arbitration in a complex commercial lit case, which is not my practice area, what kind of result is he expecting? From scratch, no template.

Just got a calendar invite. Looks like I’m getting a no...

How do they check to see when or how much I gain on investments that I take on my brokerage account? I have never filled taxes nor really taken any gains from my account?

Im a test away from passing my HFA in Indiana and also have B.A. 's in psychology and criminology, my MBA, and have been an LPN for 8 years. Any area I should be looking or reaching out to for a job? Thanks in advance.

Horror movies for Friday night suggestions please?

Need help settling a debate with my friend. She thinks I will have an easier time getting research grants because I'm male. I think it's the opposite because companies are trying to change the status quo and get more women involved (which I'm not complaining about... please don't attack me.) Which one of us is more right than the other? I'm interested in getting as many viewpoints as possible, whether or not they agree with me or with her. Thanks!!!

I've never understood this, why do there seem to be more female librarians than male?

I know everyone has one...what's your favorite element on the periodic table and why?

How do you decide the author order in publications?

I recently heard someone say that: "Wokeism is destroying academia." Curious everyone's thoughts on this...

Are there any good paying weekend research/lab jobs in Austin Texas? Because I’m getting $23/hr as a research coordinator and know for a fact I’m being under paid lol all because I am “new to research” yet I have a bachelors is biology and have done research projects in school and have plenty of other work experience…. Anyways though, back to my question I need a side job to be able to afford ALL of my bills 🙂

When looking for jobs to apply to, what is your post date limit? I've only been looking at jobs posted no more than a week ago. Is that too short?

Hi,
I have switched to a product company as a python developer. I have no experience in developing web applications. My experience was in scripting. Now I am scared I will get fired. Do you think it is possible to learn and work on the go in a project.

has anyone ever been taken off a project early due subpar work?

Here is the TLDR LEK doesn’t suck post.

IMHO, our stint in consulting’s purpose is to develop a corporate strategy skillset. Doing CDDs is one of if not the best way to get a ton of reps and variety in our 18 - 24 month tenure.

With options among MBB, T2 incl S&, EYP, and general Big 4 / ACN MC:

- Take MBB (can ask for CDD, overall better comp package)
- Reject B4 MC (won’t get it here)
- T2 (pick other T2s if you want way more strategy projects that aren’t CDD / growth strategy)

What are the top consulting firms in the retail/CPG space?

I Have done btech in mechanical engineering .I got a job in ericsson as integration engineer . AM I eligible to apply for sde 2 in amazon

Why do you live in Philly? Do you ever wish you lived in New York?

What is a typical salary for an SVP, 15 years of experience, at a large PR agency in the LA or NYC market?

Any big consulting companies that do pure technology implementation work? I am tired of Strategy, Assessment work which includes presentations and documentation.

Dec end is my birthday and first anniversary. planning on a week long trip in the us. suggestions?

Best consulting companies with exposure to the blockchain / digital assets space?

What’s the expectation after mentioning a base pay range? Does one need to provide justification if they are negotiating for the top end of the range?

Is there a bowl for immigrants / first generation Americans or Europeans?

need a visual that shows level of required resources on top of a gannt and struggling how to approach. any ideas?

Who here thinks the recession is coming? And how will it impact the consulting business?

Am looking at exit opportunities and researching FAANG. Curious to understand why anyone would join Amazon which has the worst benefit of the FAANG? Can anyone share what’s better at Amazon that I am not aware of? Amazon and Facebook on sites lined up in January! So researching now!;)

Which has a better brand and exit opps: Deloitte or Booz Allen Hamilton?

Uh... when did it become acceptable behavior to just blast music, movies, shows on your phone with no earbuds or headphones?

How do I become an MBB employee? Is it possible to gain experience at big 4+ACN and then get referred in??

Has anyone bought an X-Chair office chair?

Anybody have a flat Lenovo laptop charger staying at the st Regis in DC tonight. Flights cancelled and charger is broken. Hotel has nothing

What are the best consulting firms for pricing (consumer goods focused)?

Why do people at Big 4 constantly hop to other Big 4s (or Accenture) for marginal at best salary gains of 10-25k with no exit strategy in mind? Never see someone from MBB talking about hopping to

CAIA vs CFA?

Which Canadian B school MBB or other top consulting firms regularly recruit from?

A first for me, after 1.6 million miles. Thankful for a delay. The delay on the connector saved me a night at ord Hilton after the ludicrous delay on the first leg.t. Truly grateful united

smaller desk- 21 or 24 inch monitor?