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At K&E and definitely busy, but IMO very much better than the alternative after coming from a free market firm where I needed to scrounge for work. Based on data that’s been communicated to me, it’s pretty typical to hit around 2100 in M&A as a junior/midlevel.
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There are generally 3 levels of hours in big law in the V30. <1900= job security tenuous
1900 - 2300=- busy, but not cancel weekend plants and vacations busy
>2300 = no predictability. You are a slave to the deal.
Gotta decide what’s most important to you. Can’t have it all.
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They all have potential to be. If you’re at one of the firms and considered a reliable, go-to associate partners want on their teams, you’re there. Different partners and senior associates may or may not be easier to work for when it comes to not *how many* hours you’re billing but *when* you’re billing them (big difference). But you wont know how that shakes out till you get there.
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Expect 2200-2500 for promotion to at least counsel. Otherwise expect to be counseled out at the end of your associate ramp.
Also at KE, if you aren’t bad, you will make NSP with 1900-2100 hours. It’s free market, so you can definitely choose who you want to work with and the hours you want to bill annually, especially because M&A is huge here