Until we move away from the billable hours model, there will not be true work life balance when free time is preferred. As you gain experience and knowledge within our field we are too knowledgeable to be equating our value to time spent discussing or doing. There is an inherent conflict from leaders that want to maximize revenue which means maximize billable hours and staff that minimize hours.

Is it a wise career decision to go from a national firm to a local but strong firm? Practiced with the national firm for a year and a half. The firms are the same type of law, but the smaller firm has less billable requirements and is offering higher salary/better bonus structure as well as more independence such as ability to completely run own case load.

Smaller Firm Question - how long do you give associates to start making a profit (i.e. doing sufficient billable time that is collectible) before you begin with warnings or termination?

Scenario: 1 Senior associate transferred laterally but did not bring business (this was known), 1 Junior is 3 months in, but seems unable to bill even his own salary, no less enough to cover other overhead. I am billing more than both combined (both hours and $$) and it is driving me crazy.

Thoughts?

Is it possible to work in tax while only working 40-45 hours per week? I like tax and learning about it, but I cannot keep up with the billable hours and constantly being in busy season.

When should a stub start getting worried about not having much work and low billable hours?
I’ve asked for work but no luck. I know they say this is normal for a stub but when should I start getting worried and consider looking for exit options? Fyi, I like my practice group, so I don’t want to change to a different group within my firm, hence would have to lateral, if I have to. Also, other co-1st years are churning in high hours.

This is not a sarcastic question, I genuinely want to know, how do you use PTO as an attorney? Is your billable hour requirement for the month offset, or are you expected to make it up? How do you make sure your cases are all good and there won’t be any fires while you’re gone?

Did the billable hours bonus not get paid out today? Or is it to be paid in the next check?

Not excited by our bonus structure. Everything is dictated by billable hours and I’m just churning with no motivation.

I know there are a ton of posts on billable hours requirements at many firms but do any other mid/senior level associates spend a TON of time on non-billables - group/dept./firm meetings; training; events; business development (writing articles, doing webinars, networking; outside association events); etc.? I feel like the number of hours spent on this is lost in the discussion sometimes and I know I spend an additional 300-400 hours on this per year. Anyone else?

My law firm gives me a report that breaks down the amount of billable hours collected compared to how much I’ve been paid on a monthly basis. Does anyone else’s firm do this? At what point do you think it’s acceptable to ask for a bonus/raise?

Everyday I can’t seem to hit the required billable hours. I’m overwhelmed by emails and people asking me where an item is. I feel like I’m not good enough. I keep making mistakes I shouldn’t make at my level. I wish I could just quit so I wouldn’t have to be miserable everyday.

How many billable hours do you average per week?

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

Salary survey:

Base:
Years:
Number of attorneys:
Yearly billable requirements:
Bonus:

Ladies, do y’all enter time for emails? If yes, are y’all billing it to the client or as a non-billable time entry

It is January 1, 2023 and you are closing you December time. You realize that you missed your annual bonus target of 2,000hrs by 1hr of billable time. Your firm has made it clear that you won’t get any bonus if you don’t hit the minimum. What, if anything, are you going to do?

I particularly don't want to work in this last week of the year because I want the billable hours to count towards 2022.

To the post below- it is quiet, so I’ll bite!
Does anyone know about associate compensation at the regional Atlantic Canada firms? The the big ones have all been posting job ads for associates in the 3-5 year range. Any insight on salary and billable targets?

What are firm’s known billable requirements? Is there a ramp up period?

Any thoughts on Maron Marval? Specifically their Texas office regarding workload, salary range and 1950 billable hours?

Hi folks working at Paytm,just curious to know that is everything going well in the organization,they are hiring insanely ,how is the culture at Paytm ,Work life balance , Work from home extended or office reopen timelines if there is any .... Can somebody comments.TIA

Hello all,
My workday id is not working. As there is no password reset option on the workday portal i don't know what to do. Any suggestions?

Is the spectra s1 as good as elvie/willow? Does just getting any one work? I ll have to go to work everyday probably from month 3

Hey Fam - Random thought . I worked with Deloitte India 10 years ago and wanted to understand chance of Deloitte filing my case in EB1 . Anyone has gone through EB1 with such far years outside US

What companies pay for Masters programs/offer some reimbursement

Recommendations for ADHD coaches? I saw Casey Dixon’s program online but it doesn’t start until spring and I’m not sure I can wait that long. I already feel like I’m drowning.

What software/application do you think is going to dominate the market for the next 10 years? Here's some food for thought-
-Crowdstrike
-Cloudflare
-Microsoft (cloud and gaming businesses)
-Amazon (ecommerce and AWS)
-Facebook (ecommerce and Oculus)
-Google
-Appian
-Okta

I currently work as an SAP consultant with about 1 year of experience now. I am interested in changing my career path to software engineering. I’ve been doing research on how much the software industry will grow and I want to make my way into tech. I have a BS in MIS but need to work on my coding skills and gain experience. How do people feel about coding bootcamps? Some universities such as UCI and CSULB have full stack and software dev bootcamps. Is this a good way to break into software?

What's the purpose of a state-run digital currency? Like how is that different from the already existing currency?

I am on L1 visa , can I take up photography and modeling as a freelancer?

What does my pymetrics report mean? Can’t tell if my score is good or bad.

My director low-balled me on my offer and wouldn't negotiate. He got fired for doing the same thing to women on our team, now we're getting raises. Police escorted him out and I lol'd real hard

Hi everyone,
Received the email saying TCS will deduct health insurance premium for entire year. I have about a month left in TCS. Found some random quora answer about converting it to individual policy before leaving, does anybody have any idea about this process. And will converting to individual policy help me avoid paying the entire premium for my parents.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL. Walmart dropping PS5/Xbox Series consoles at 4pm EST. Get your wallets/purses ready! This may be a Walmart+ deal, so get in there!

Do you know any good Branding agencies working remote?

Am I the only one who just can’t cope having my kids home and trying to work? This week my 1 and 2.5 year old were home with Covid (which my husband and I also caught) and I STRUGGLED. I pride myself so much in being a good employee and a good mom that when I feel like I’m not excelling in either category I just crumble. I love my children more than anything but how do people do it?!

Has anyone done an interview for growth equity? What are the typical questions asked? Also how do you source deals as a juniors member on the team?

Dealing with this now on a project so here’s a reminder: you don’t have to work 24 hrs/day to be a top performer. In fact, when you’re sending emails at all hours of the night, you’re probably costing yourself key opportunities because leadership will see that and try to protect you from yourself because you’re “too busy”.

Impact > activity. Act accordingly.

Anyone want to catch the game at a bar?

What’s the best exit plan for tax compliance? I’m killing myself by working to 3/4am every day. And it’s getting worse and worse. No downtime anymore. My summer clients already kick in while I’m still working on the winter clients. People around me are all leaving. I want to get out before the boat sinks…

Can someone explain at a high-level the process for tax regulations and what governs what (Regs, case law, CCM, etc.). I’m new to tax and feel knowing the legal steps is important.

Is there a level between Senior Manager and Partner at PwC?

Do the big 4 and BDO/GT/RAM have similar benefits?

Thoughts on offer 175k MCOL Indirect Tax Sr Manager?

Up for promo to manager and I should be done with exams by collaboration but won’t have a license yet. I live in NY where cpa license are taking 4-6 months to process. Has anyone been through this? Wondering if my firm will make promo effective the day my license is approved.

When you think you are ready to be promoted this year but the manager does not think so?m. What i should do?

Plenty of info on pay scales for BTS. What about tax tech? What kind of salary amounts are you guys seeing at A1, A2, S1, etc.? Please mention region. Thanks!

My doc and his wife has been complaining about his current CPA. Should I offer my services to him? Would that be weird? Lol

Any recommendations for partnership tax books ?I feel I have so much still to learn

Does anyone know of a law firm with an in house Global Mobility Tax group?

As a female senior tax associate working at a big four, what are the future job prospects in in the private industry? I don’t want to work in any accounting profiles as I enjoy Tax based roles a lot more and I feel latter is more competitive but I am looking for a better WLB comparatively.

Join PwC as first year manager. I was told that I will be doing the same thing at PwC during the interview, but Im doing something different. I feel like an idiot and its hurting me mentally and self esteem is low

How much detail do you put in LinkedIn. Just company/title or details about each role similar to actual resume?

Will be there a recession in pa?

What’s the average salary for a senior 1 position at EY west region? I got an offer today but not sure if it’s a good one.

My firm recently announced that they were beginning a reservation system for hoteling starting February of 2022 for offices . We were told to clear out our offices by December 31,2022 . The lease is not up for renewal until June 2024 at which point they will look to reduce their office space due to a hybrid work model . My issue is what incentive do I have to make a reservation to go to an office when I can simply continue work from home hassle free. Any Thoughts and comments?

Is onesource down?