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This will vary based on the type of practice and even what partners you work with. No one can tell you. Theoretically lit is more predictable but emergencies and unnecessary fire drills can still happen all the time and you don’t have control over that and how busy you get during those time
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Litigation is a bit more predictable than I understand transactional to be, though you don’t have control over your schedule and there are still fire drills. By that I mean- you can’t control when, for example, your summary judgment motion is due but you know in advance and can plan around important things. Emergency stuff still pops up.
Garden variety regulatory investigations can allow for slightly more control over your schedule, unless the people at the agency are being unreasonable (you can negotiate more with regulators than courts, and the government lawyers also want to enjoy their Thanksgiving or whatever).
Other types of investigations can be just as unpredictable as transactional: if, for example, the FBI shows up onsite at your client and starts poking around, that can happen without notice and become an all-consuming fire drill at inopportune times.