The most prestigious law school admissions discussion board in the world.
|
 |
 
|
Biglaw bros: what are your billables so far in January?
Poast new message in this thread
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:30 PM Author: cracking shaky nursing home wagecucks Mine are 175, plan to be 185 by Monday (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19848893) |
 |
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:34 PM Author: Thriller Flickering Mediation I don't have a job despite the fact that I went to a prestigious lawl school. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19848910) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:10 PM Author: olive costumed school Welcome to Obama's America. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849644) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 11:08 PM Author: Submissive property im on pace for like 130 billable and maybe like 20 pro bono. slow month (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850415) |
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:34 PM Author: chestnut mind-boggling set pozpig less than half of that. very slow month. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19848911) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:36 PM Author: cracking shaky nursing home wagecucks practice area? vault range? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19848921) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:55 PM Author: chestnut mind-boggling set pozpig transactional. very good firm. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849017) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:38 PM Author: Electric sepia principal's office half-breed ditto (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19848933) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:45 PM Author: Alcoholic Brethren Fanboi 180 by the time I go home today. 200 by Monday. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19848974) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:46 PM Author: bateful snowy parlour keepsake machete almost exactly this, except 200 by end of month (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19848980) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:51 PM Author: cracking shaky nursing home wagecucks Practice area? Vault range? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849007) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 7:17 PM Author: Alcoholic Brethren Fanboi Lev fin and structured fin. V15. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849094) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:46 PM Author: unholy razzmatazz kitchen Just over 100... need work. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19848987) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:57 PM Author: hairraiser awkward goyim About 60 billable work. V 50- V 100. Specialized regulatory compliance. The hours r almost the same as previous januaries. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849026) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:38 PM Author: sapphire brunch kitty no worries about that? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849816) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 12:00 AM Author: hairraiser awkward goyim I was very concerned my first january, but it is the regular thing that it dips in january. The rush for some reason comes in mid year. But, i am a bit nervous whenever i spend a few days just surfing the web with nothing to do. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850745) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 6:59 PM Author: Curious corner 120. on the slow side but don't mind. M&A seems a little slow. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849035) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 7:14 PM Author: elite abode 135, but have an absolute ton to do over the next few days, so should hit 170-175 by the end of the month, including bonus-eligible pro bono hours. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849084) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 7:16 PM Author: chestnut mind-boggling set pozpig remember. pro bono only counts if you otherwise hit your minimums. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849092) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 7:17 PM Author: Alcoholic Brethren Fanboi Varies significantly by firm. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849096) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 7:19 PM Author: chestnut mind-boggling set pozpig I don't think many firms are excited if you billed 2200 hours, with 700 of that being pro bono. My firm says they count the same....but no one believes them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849102) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 7:19 PM Author: elite abode We have an upper limit on pro bono that'll count. That's why I said bonus-eligible hours. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849109) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 7:22 PM Author: chestnut mind-boggling set pozpig What is it? 200? I assume 2000 hours with 200 pro bono also wouldn't be deemed that great. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849122) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 7:23 PM Author: elite abode It's something like that. It wouldn't be "that great", maybe, but you'd get your bonus and they wouldn't can you (assuming this wasn't every single year). And either way, like I said, not worried about hitting my hours overall. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849130) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 12:02 AM Author: blue patrolman sneaky criminal 2000 billable would be great at my firm, particularly in my group. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850761) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 12:08 AM Author: ruby antidepressant drug idiot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850788) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 7:19 PM Author: elite abode Not worried about hitting my minimums. And it's not a ton of pro bono anyway, maybe 10 hours this month. Just trying to paint a complete picture, brother. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849103) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 7:22 PM Author: chestnut mind-boggling set pozpig cool. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849124) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:19 PM Author: blue patrolman sneaky criminal On pace for 165 billables+20 pro bono/client development. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849703) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:30 PM Author: exhilarant theater about 150 or so (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849765) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:38 PM Author: sapphire brunch kitty 188 billable as of today (not counting marketing etc) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849815) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:39 PM Author: translucent church multi-billionaire 11 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849821) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:40 PM Author: black sticky whorehouse Only faggots keep track of that shit prior to the end of the month. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849823) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:42 PM Author: sapphire brunch kitty it's not hard when you can press the little button on CDtracker and it shows you your hours (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849833) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:46 PM Author: black sticky whorehouse I don't care how easy it is. It is faggotry. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849858) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 9:48 PM Author: sapphire brunch kitty remind me what you do for a living again? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19849870) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 10:50 PM Author: elite abode With Aderant you don't even have to press a button, it's there on the main screen when you open it up. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850314) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 10:52 PM Author: sapphire brunch kitty what would the automoton we use to send out the hours memo do with such technology? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850321) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 10:59 PM Author: elite abode Serious question, what is an hours memo? We definitely don't have those. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850366) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 11:04 PM Author: sapphire brunch kitty Something they send to all the partners, detailing the associates hours and availability.
we also get quarterly reports, showing our ours per client, billed, unbilled, outstanding amounts owed, realization, etc. |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 11:06 PM Author: elite abode Oh, okay. I am but a lowly associate. Maybe the partners do get those. But it's ridiculously easy for us to keep track of our hours. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850407) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 12:36 AM Author: sapphire brunch kitty agreed. it surprises me how many of my fellow assocs are ignorant of this.
oh, and I guarantee that your partners produce this. I just get to see it because I am pretty tight with one partner, but these are ubiquitous in biglaw |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 1:06 AM Author: elite abode I'm sure they see something similar. I'm very tight with a couple partners (and have been pretty involved in generating budgets as part of pitches), I just don't care enough to delve into this level of detail. I especially don't care about my realization rate; I'm junior enough that I know it's less a reflection of my work quality than clients bitching about paying for junior associates. If my work were getting written off because it's shitty, I'd know about it, and if it's getting written off because clients are cheap, well, that's not a problem at this stage. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19851080) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 1:12 AM Author: sapphire brunch kitty realization matters bro, which sux given how arbitrary it is. avoid writeoff partners like the plague (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19851101) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 1:15 AM Author: elite abode Oh, I know realization can matter, but it depends on why realization is an issue. It's more writeoff clients that I'm talking about (we have a couple that basically refuse to pay for anyone junior at all, but they're big enough that we put up with it). That's the kind of thing I don't worry about as much.
EDIT: I'm not actually on any of these cases. It's my understanding that my realization is fine. But (to totally make up an example), if Wal-Mart used my firm as their main outside counsel, I'd feel pretty okay as a junior getting staffed on their matters even if my work was getting written off as a matter of policy. |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 11:30 PM Author: Coral High-end Station 210 so far. What do I win? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850577) |
|
Date: January 27th, 2012 11:31 PM Author: sapphire brunch kitty MOAR WORK! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850581) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 12:08 AM Author: ruby antidepressant drug idiot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850791) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 12:17 AM Author: Coral High-end Station (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19850828) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 1:11 AM Author: Razzle jap faggot firefighter 220...which is sadly much lower than December. but that's Cuz I've been doing lots of non-billables.
Am billing now as we speak at midnight local time |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 1:17 AM Author: sapphire brunch kitty you and I are similar bro. I avgd 225/month last year. vlevel/market/yr? |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 1:19 AM Author: Razzle jap faggot firefighter V60/California/2nd year who just joined after clerking
firm is gangbusters and I'm too eager to please
December added up to 270 billed, 300 total
Jan will probably end up 240 billed, 290 total (working on papers and shit) |
|
Date: January 28th, 2012 1:21 AM Author: Coral High-end Station You need to learn to turn down work. Partners are not going to be pissed because you only bill 2400 this year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#19851149) |
|
Date: March 2nd, 2012 9:33 PM Author: light casino Agree with the poster above. After busy year followed by a few bad months (none as bad as your 270), I decided that I needed to start pushing back. I start trying to softpeddle on work when I am on pace for 2200 and have a personal goal to never bill more than 2400 ever.
I am on pace for somewhere between 2300-2350 this year, and I'm really trying to get that down. I feel it's probably better for myself and the firm in the long run, because if they work me too hard I'll just end up quitting before my time. |
|
Date: March 2nd, 2012 9:39 PM Author: Maroon drunken toaster dingle berry 250 for jan, 230 for feb, too early to tell for march. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#20109242) |
|
Date: March 2nd, 2012 9:45 PM Author: Ungodly Shrine Shit got REALLY busy in the last week, amirite? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#20109291) |
|
Date: March 2nd, 2012 9:49 PM Author: Maroon drunken toaster dingle berry actually yes. i have a good idea as to what ill be billing to for the next two weeks, but i dont know whats happening beyond that. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#20109341) |
|
Date: March 2nd, 2012 9:41 PM Author: amethyst kitty cat 190 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1859543&forum_id=2#20109254) |