Name all legal jobs that do not use billable hours.

I have a question about mid-size Philadelphia law firms. Does anyone have any insight about what life is like (culture, pay, billable hours, cases, WFH, perks, etc.) as a junior partner/senior associate/of counsel in the litigation department at the following firms: Montgomery McCracken, Schnader Harrison, Stradley Ronon, Dilworth Paxson, Klehr Harrison?

When should I start to get worried that corporate is so slow? Have only billed 230 hours for the year so far and it doesn’t seem like things are picking up soon so getting nervous since my firm has a billable hours minimum requirement.

How much admin/non billable time is good on a weekly timesheet? I try to limit it to 30 minutes a day...

Anyone in Linklaters Singapore?
Looking for insights into pay, culture, billable requirements, staffing structure, any red flags etc.

Question for Junior Associates, particularly from smaller firms (2-10 lawyers), Outer Suburbia office-Initial Compensation for a 2nd year associate in Family Law/ID - $80,000 salary, retirement benefit of 10% gross income paid by Firm, 75% of health (dental & vision too) insurance premium covered, bar dues, CLEs and Malpractice Insurance covered. Additional bonuses discretionary, 1250 billable hours expected - Fair or not? If not (again a firm 2-10 lawyers), why not? (DC/Baltimore Suburbs)

Is $70,000/year, requiring 1600 billable hours, with a $4K bonus if I make the billable hours requirement, reasonable for family law?
The practice is 10-20 people; 5 attorneys if I join. In the suburb of Atlanta, GA.

I’m a first-time prospective lateral likely to get an offer shortly. I just received a lateral questionnaire that requests billable hours, rates, fees collected, etc. for the last three years. Forgive my ignorance but is this normal/standard? Do people actually answer these honestly? One of the reasons I’m leaving my firm is there isn’t enough work in my group so of course my hours are low.

Do you count Sundays as a weekday? Somehow I always end up with an ASAP billable work. Not complaining, just making observations.

Making hard push to go in-house with a startup, billable work has dried up.

Question: what’s a good salary for VP Mkt & Sales? And commission?

Anyone else completely mail it in after giving their 2 weeks? Major senioritis for me rn. Probably had 2 billable hours today. Maybe

Busy season check - rate your happiness from 1 to 10 and your average billable hours per week (10 being like a rock star happy) 🤠

Advice for transitioning into privacy law? Been in employment lit for my first 3 yrs and no matter what have not been able to get a privacy position. CA based, got my U.S. CIPP cert, great academics, but everyone wants the elusive prior experience.

- is a LLM in the area worth it?
- does anyone care about CIPP?
- is 3 yrs too long to make a change?
- could I transition to in-house in a new field? I’m so burnt out from billable hours and firm life but I don’t want to give up on this career

Wondering what average billable hours are for 2022.

What does everyone have for billable hours?

Working at ID firm in NYC, 2 years in. Not thrilled with salary (under 125k). 2000 billable goal, will hit it. Should I be looking elsewhere?

How many billable hours do people in prosecution tend to average each month? I’ve gone through waves of feeling like my billable hours requirement is reasonable to feeling like I’m drowning and can’t possibly do it for that long.

Does anyone run a business in addition to their firm? I’m a solo and I’m doing pretty well with about 60-70 billable hours a month. Though that leaves a lot of downtime. Curious if anyone has any second businesses that require about 20 hours a week. Not looking for passive income or franchise ideas though.

Hi guys,

I need some advice, I’ve been in a newly created role within a pharma agency for about three months now and it is not going too well. There is little to no structure or direction from senior leadership, no access to client data, little to no billable work. Worst of all, no project is related to what I have been hired to do.

I would like to move on with a different agency asap, but I’m not sure how to proceed with such a short time here.

PPMD how do u know that a client has budget so that you can position billable work ?

I heard so much about minimum billable hours here by staff. I never saw that email. Is it inly for certain groups?

Hello from Sydney! We've been locked down for 5 weeks and due to be locked down for at least another four due to COVID. What did you do to stay sane when you were under stay at home orders?

I'm exercising daily, trying to cook something new each week, practicing the piano. Just in a mental slump and feel so sluggish and demotivated, struggling to get excited about anything these days.

I’d like to see Cadillac bring back the XLR, I know it was bit or miss back in the day but I think the door is open for them to do something with it. Also want to see the S2k and the RX to come back in some form too.

Hi,
I had a final round with Accenture last week and was wondering how long will they take to get back?

God Bless America!!

Was asked to apply to a fellowship for an organization geared towards young professionals in the national security/ foreign policy industry. Are these programs valuable at all? Sounds like minimal commitment of attending a few workshops and then after hours events here and there.

9 yrs of experience by the time I apply. Which is a better option between part-time and executive MBA ??

Dear Whales,

How long does it take from Offer Proposal to offer letter receipt?

Also... How feasible is to change joining date with SAP Labs...

Best online excel courses for learning formulas, how to manipulate large spreadsheets, shortcuts, troubleshooting, etc.?

What is your experience working for SightMD. Interview, training,work environment, flexibility?

I finally have a crush!!🥰 3 floor PU office. She's so cute and was going towards the meeting room when I first saw her. 2nd time she was having coffee in the cafeteria. I thought of saying hello but you seemed to be busy on your phone and I felt nervous. Indian/traditional wear suits you 😍 Can we meet tomorrow at the cafeteria? 🥰

What additional documents do I need to send our bankruptcy specialist who reviews non-con opinions? He scares me and I don’t wanna get scolded for not including something.

How to be a tax senior ? It’s my first year being a tax senior. What are some major differences between these two ? Any suggestions on how to be a good senior ?

Currently working with a LS consulting firm who is looking for talent at the AP level. Position is client services oriented so having a BD foundation in pharma, biotech and/or med device is ideal. Position is remote but prefer east coast since they are a global firm. DM if you are interested to chat live.

connected my manager for promotion he told me he will give me onsite opacity After 6 month
I got offer from mid mnc company for 20 lpa and my current ctc is 14
what shoud i do

What is the difference between Pfizer’s Business Development and Business Assessment teams? If I am interested in breaking into BD, is Business Assessment a possible way to do so?

I’m starting my first year as partner and really underestimated the cash flow challenges I’ve always heard about. With 3 kids, my health insurance is 5x, plus the tax burden, and despite a $100k bump, my cash flow is less. Aside from just being conservative, any advice? My spouse is really confused why a promotion causes financial challenge!

Post links to interesting / knowledgeable threads about the same situation.

Any tips on approaching the subject of going on reduced hours or part time? No kids, just want more work life balance.

Is it common to ask to take vacation during your notice period? If you’ve given notice and then asked for time off during the notice period, how did that go down?

Anyone here in the Law/Privacy department at Salesforce? Would really appreciate any insights you can share- what do you love? Hate? What do you wish you knew before joining? Toughest part of the gig?

Does anyone else have motivation problems for those odd bits of time between meetings? For example: this morning I had a call at 10, ended at 10:30 and did a quick memo. Have another call at 11 but cannot seem to bring myself to do anything in the interim. This is a recurring issue and it’s really (negatively) impacting my billing. Does anyone have any advice or solutions???

How many bonuses come around in a year at the average law firm? Number of occurrences more importantly, but y’all can provide amount too if you like

Divorce attorneys - are assets required to be divided 50-50 in California, or would I be able to negotiate a better deal for myself? What if we went through mediation instead?

Has anyone got in trouble for not going into the office the designated amount of days your office requires?

Have a PI case in Pennsylvania where a young child suffered serious injuries and will require 24/7 care from his parents the rest of his life. It seems like PA does not recognize a filial loss of consortium for the parents unless there is a wrongful death of the child… or does it? Any fishes able to chime in on that?

Is it true that it’s exceedingly difficulty to transition from insurance defense work (7+ years) to either commercial litigation or an in-house position? I’m worried about staying on this path for too long, becoming pigeon holed and not being able to get out of it.

Which books would you recommend to a product counel for tech startup about strategy, management, and leadership?

What is a high paying JD advantage job? I have 3 years of experience as an attorney

First year and already hate it. It’s gonna be a long career 🥴

Question for Junior Associates, particularly from smaller firms (2-10 lawyers), Outer Suburbia office-Initial Compensation for a 2nd year associate in Family Law/ID - $80,000 salary, retirement benefit of 10% gross income paid by Firm, 75% of health (dental & vision too) insurance premium covered, bar dues, CLEs and Malpractice Insurance covered. Additional bonuses discretionary, 1250 billable hours expected - Fair or not? If not (again a firm 2-10 lawyers), why not? (DC/Baltimore Suburbs)

Our firm emailed all personnel to mention they've made the annual profit sharing contribution to our 401(k) accounts. The only problem is that if you've been there less than two years you're not eligible, but you still got the email and irrationally thought for a second that you just got a bunch of free money. ☹️

So I got a job offer for a firm making one third more than what I do now. BUT the glass door reviews are terrible (all negative one very recent) saying that the bosses use you and abuse you. Small firm but I want to pívot into practicing L&E (I currently do construction defect and insurance defense). Sooo Do I accept the offer and hope it’s not as bad as the reviews and if so, stick it out until I get enough experience to jump ship?
BTW also working with a recruiter who doesn’t have anything yet

Is $70,000/year, requiring 1600 billable hours, with a $4K bonus if I make the billable hours requirement, reasonable for family law?
The practice is 10-20 people; 5 attorneys if I join. In the suburb of Atlanta, GA.

Are there any American lawyers who live/practice in Europe here? What’s your practice area and how did you end up where you are?

Do you count Sundays as a weekday? Somehow I always end up with an ASAP billable work. Not complaining, just making observations.

Anyone have a good response to RFP template/sample? Jury rigging something right now but, man, there has gotta be a better way.

Has anyone used CaseLines? Thoughts?