I truly loathe billable time. Does Plaintiffs law have comparable annoyances?

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Honestly... no. There are many frustrations with plaintiff's litigation (mainly IMO that they are small shops that are often run in a completely unbusinesslike manner) but I'd never exchange my frustrations for having to bill my time.

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I’m convinced plaintiffs just make up their billing entries when they go for attorneys fees awards. Same deal w/ their “billable rate”.

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Ok, maybe this has been done before, but I want to get a real life sense of the difference between EPLI and Private L&E (management side) practices. Let's do a poll:

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To the post below- it is quiet, so I’ll bite!
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