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I’m an associate that lateraled out of a hyper-specialized practice group to one that is more general. While I didn’t have issues hitting hours, that would likely not always be the case. My colleagues would tell of multiple years where they did not hit their hours. There are practices out there embedded into big law where associates effectively hit their hours about 50% of the time. It may not be a threat to your job security, but I would consider whether you are okay with the hit as far as bonus eligibility goes (in exchange for the better lifestyle).
Know also that your job security and transferability may be a little more limited than in a more generalist role. There is nothing wrong with that. We’re all taking on “risk” in one way or another, whether it is through working in a specific kind of role or through working in high-stress, high-billable general roles where we barely sleep or exercise. It’s all about balancing it out.
If you’re concerned, there’s nothing wrong with voicing that concern to the partner. You can just say that you’ve been keeping tabs on your hours and noted that your utilization is a bit lower than you would expect, and that you want to make sure you’re being plugged in effectively.
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I wouldn't worry too much about it. There are a lot of practices like this and it has been an unusually slow time in a lot of practices over the past 6 months. I have a fairly specialized practice, and it's tough to balance having enough people to help when times are busy with not having too many people when times are slower. It tends to balance out, but there can be some years where it is pretty lean, in which case there is no bonus, but on a per-hour basis and accounting for how little is expected, it's still really nice for biglaw. There usually are reasons for not wanting you to work with other partners. I have seen situations where other partners try to work with someone in this kind of practice with the intent of trying to grab some of the specialized work the partner is doing, despite having no idea what they are doing and when “their” associates are slow, too. It isn’t with the best interests of the associate at heart and just leads to that associate working for someone who doesn’t know what they are doing. There is a bias in here toward telling people to lateral or leave no matter what they post, which I would keep in mind as you assess responses.
Great insight, really appreciate your perspective.
That usually happens with hyper-specialized practices, doesnt matter you are not regularly hittin billables if client/partner are happy, more workload is expected as you transition
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Are there no other partners in your group?
There are other partners at offices throughout the country but the partner I work for has kind of staked claim. She certainly doesn’t offer me up to others.
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Sorry you’re dealing with this. I would advise taking your career into your own hands and not waiting for the partner to offer you up to others. Also, consider not only your marketability and job security but also learning and growth opportunities. This doesn’t sound like an ideal situation for you. I would recommend speaking with the partner about getting plugged into other work or them introducing you to other partners. Good luck OP!