Billable Hours
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Biglaw
Will Doing Away With The Billable Hour Cure Biglaw’s Mental Health Crisis?
This partner says lawyers would be happier without it. -
Biglaw
It's Time For Biglaw Firms To Get Real About Billable Hours Requirements
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Introduces 'Diversity Hours' That Count Toward Associate Billable Requirements
This firm is hoping to make diversity in the workplace a reality.
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Health / Wellness
The Danger In Always Being Busy
We all need time to breathe, both physically and mentally. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.20.19
* Anti-money laundering specialists at Deutsche Bank reportedly saw suspicious activity in accounts belonging to Donald Trump and Jared Kushner and thought it ought to be reported to the Treasury Department‘s financial-crimes unit, but… that never happened because “[i]t’a the D.B. way.” [New York Times]
* That’s one way to land a Biglaw job: According to Greg Craig, there was nothing “improper or tawdry” about him asking Skansen Arps to hire Paul Manafort’s daughter to get more business. In fact, he says this sort of thing happens “daily in private law firms.” [POLITICO]
* In case you missed it, on Friday afternoon, the American Bar Association adopted a controversial new bar-pass accreditation standard that requires at least 75 percent of a law school’s students to pass the bar within two years of graduation. How many law schools are going to close thanks to this new rule? [Law.com]
* Stormy Daniels has reached a settlement with Michael Cohen in a suit that was filed by her former attorney Michael Avenatti over Donald Trump’s affair hush money, saying she’s “ready to move on and put these cases behind her.” [Los Angeles Times]
* Is the billable hour what’s driving all of the mental health and burnout issues that lawyers are facing? All signs seem to point to yes, but at least some firms are trying to figure out a new way to do business. [Law.com]
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Biglaw
All The Lawyers At This Biglaw Firm Are Busy Billing A Lot Of Hours
Not a lot of slackers at this firm. -
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Unveils Plan To Do Away With Billable Hours As A Metric To Evaluate Associate Performance
One Biglaw firm has a plan in the works to put an end to the tyranny of the billable hour. -
Biglaw
Federal Investigators Are Seeking Biglaw Bills As Part Of Probe
Yeah, Biglaw bills are usually a lot more detailed than that. -
Biglaw
MoFo Faces Overbilling Lawsuit Alleging 'A Billing Feeding Frenzy'
Just what the Biglaw firm needs. -
Biglaw
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Goes All Punitive With New, Stricter Hours Requirements To Get Bonus Money
Get ready to bill even more in 2019. -
Biglaw
Associate Bonus Watch 2018: Bonus Season Is Here!
Wouldn’t it be nice if your law firm gave you a little something extra to be thankful for this year? -
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Biglaw
Can You Imagine Billing ~3,600 Hours In A Year? This Biglaw Attorney Did
That's... a lot of billable hours. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Firm Gives Associates Raises, With A Side Of Increased Hours Requirements
With more money comes more billing requirements. -
Biglaw
Sorry About Those Billable Hours, Millennials...
Blame the Goldfarb case for all those hours that you now have to bill. -
Biglaw
If You Work At This Biglaw Firm, Be Ready To Bill Your Butt Off
Not a lot of slackers at this firm...