What type of firms don’t have billable hour requirements?

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Plaintiffs firms.

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Contingency fee firms. Don’t even track my hours.

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I work at a midsize regional firm with no stated billable requirement. Some practice groups may have them, and there is definitely an expectation, just no bonus threshold

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Same.

Some biglaw firms have expectations and central scheduling. But the idea is that if partners aren’t bringing in work, why should associates be punished if there isn’t work to do. Many biglaw firms don’t have requirements and are not billable focused (like at my firm, V10)

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Most V10 firms don’t have a billable requirement, including for bonuses. But that doesn’t mean there isn’t an expectation to bill an average of 165+/month. Examples include Paul Weiss, Kirkland and S&C, Davis Polk, and Weil I believe (mine is hidden in there and the others I found on a google search, it’s been a bit since my interviewing days)

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Many smaller firms do that. My father has a small firm back in my hometown, and most of the work is fixed-fee or a monthly amount. I’ve discussed this with him (implementing a timesheet), but he won’t bother with that. He just tells his associates to do their work, and it’s been working OK for him for the past decades.

Plaintiff law firms. But dealing with those clients is a pain

Firms that are lying to you. They know how many hours you have to bill to meet their expectations. To me, it’s better to be transparent about it.

Mostly small firms but there are some larger that don’t have a stated billable hour requirement. If you would like to discuss more, I’m an attorney turned attorney recruiter and would be happy to talk.

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