Sorry if this has been asked to death - but what is “coasting”?? 1500 hours?

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It really depends on the firm and practice area. I billed less than 1500 one year and got stellar reviews and was lauded for my dedication to the practice. Big lol. I still left for in-house the next year.

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Sounds like you were in a privacy group

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YMMV but I billed under 1k for years and was not fired

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Nice, thanks for the insight A5

1500 is coasting. 1700 is trying (you’d still have to consistently bill 36/week for 48 weeks (2 week vacation+ holidays off). I’ve seen people bill 1700-1800 at biglaw and being ok if they do good work and are well liked. No matter how many hours you bill, the firm will always want more. Do you!

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1700 in litigation at any firm with some work is super easy, especially if you are making appearances.

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In my mind certainly anything under 1700 but you gotta remember at other firms sub 2000 may be absolute slacker. So.. it depends.

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Lol go to Australia 4 weeks vacay with billable target credits and 1800 target is standard but pay is horrible

Credit for vacation? More firms need to do this.

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