Non-Sequiturs: 10.07.08
* Is it important to look good in front of fellow associates? [Sweet Hot Justice]
* Slip and fall cases for dogs have the support of mothers everywhere. Well, at least mothers of the plaintiff’s attorney. [Animal Law Blog]
* Judges want to be paid more. Associates want to work less hours. Grass wants to be more green. [Legal Blog Watch]
* George W. Bush: Constitutional Scholar. [Washington Briefs]
* Hero lawyering, first pioneered by ADA Jack McCoy, is alive and well as real life AGs look to find new causes to propel them to governor help the people. [Law and More]
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yesterday
Out the five-hole!
Sweet Hot Justice is worster than anything Eli's ver posted.
More correct (not correcter) - Grass wants to be greener
"Associates want to work less hours."
The grammar in this sentence is improper. "Associates want to work fewer hours," not "less hours."
7: I'm pretty sure the mistake is that right now associates want to work more hours, not less or fewer or not as many. Job security > laziness.
Jack McCoy to AGUSA
Seriously, the take over of ATL by t-bag "lawyers," like 7 who come here to strut their grammar prowess has finally forced me to give up on this site all together.
Actually, grammar matters.
You guys should post on this AIG spa-retreat post-bailout today. I'd love to hear the comments.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/08/politicians.meltdown.aig.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
I have a question regarding the "fewer hours for associates" topic.
Doesn't it make sense to demand fewer hours? Thinking about this economically. The more you work, the less you make per unit of work. For example, if you are an associate that is paid $160,000 per year and the minimum billable hours is 2000 hours per year. You are making $80/hour. For every hour you work above the 2000 hours, the less you get per hour. If you work 2200 hours, then it's $72 per hour.
Some may say that bonuses make up for that shortfall, but does it? Just to break even on the deal, the bonus for the extra 200 hours needs to be $16,000. Just to break even. To be truly a bonus, it needs to be more than $16K.
Funny thing is that, the more the base salary, the less incentive to bill more than required.
Demanding fewer hours is rational. Fewer hours means more money per unit of work. I'm a little surprised that lawyers, who are suppose to be smart don't realize this.