I recently moved from litigation to transactional and am struggling to reach billable targets. In litigation it was no problem hitting 1800+ hours but don’t see how I’m going to come anywhere close to that in a transactional role.

I’m mostly sitting around all day waiting for work that doesn’t take long to complete (though at my desk for 10-12 hours/day). Is this normal? Suggestions on how to keep busy other than asking for work and having good work product?

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I moved the other way (briefly in transactional work, moved to litigation). My recollection is that the peaks and valleys of workflow are steeper on the transactional side.

Also, from the transactional associates around here... they get plenty of billable hours by year end.

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Okay, yeah. When I changed firms, it took about 6 months to have a full case load again. The work will come if you keep asking for it.

Maybe see if you can find an informal mentor or buddy in your group to help you get the lay of the land?

Welcome to transactional practice 😞. And we are expected to be more responsive and online too 😭.

I like the work better so can't complain, but it is definitely harder to hit the same number of hours.

This should correct itself as you become more capable... I feel like you might essentially be a first-year associate now, and there is always a ramp up in terms of what you're qualified to take on.

That makes sense. Thank you.

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