How many pro-bono hours do you bill each year?

Does your firm's bonus structure actually take into account pro-bono hours, or do they just say that without meaning it?

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I do hundreds every year. All of it counts. Was told once however to think about my hours and whether I'm developing the right experience given my professional goals.

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I don't work in a toxic work environment or anything and people are nice at my firm so it's never really aggressive.

I do a lot of pro bono-several hundred hours a year. I don’t know but I might be unusual.

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we get credit for up to 300. So I do around 300.

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Pro bono is a part of the bonus, yes (although not mandatory). Last year I “billed” 8 pro bono hours.

55h per year per attorney

We have credit for a maximum number of pro bono hours per year, but since compensation decisions are a black box, I cannot tell you truthfully whether they count them. Another thing to think about, however, is what does your decision to do pro bono hours instead of billable hours cost your firm. The higher your hourly rate, the more it costs the firm. Somewhere there has to be a balance.

We get up to 180, but you can get credit for more if you have a big case that makes you go over 180

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