What do you do to keep hours stable in corporate practice/ ECVC?
Just joined a new firm 3 months ago. Old firm had no billable requirements. 1950 bonus target and have been doing 140-150 each month. I don’t want to ask for too much work but also concerned not hitting hours… any tips?

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You do too much work then compensate with vacations if you go over

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Do lots of investor side financings - gives you more control over your schedule for the most part.

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Think hours are tougher right now since there isn’t a ton of deal activity in the ECVC space given the market

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