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[quote=Anonymous]This question is very specific to the context of being an associate at a large D.C. law firm. With that disclaimer, here is my problem/situation ....

Partners at my law firm often ask me to do work and bill it to a "temp number" with the promise that they will soon open a billable matter to which I can transfer the time. "Temp numbers" are meant to be just that, a temporary "fill" in your time entry until a billable matter number is actually open and you can release the time. "Temp numbers" don't count until the time is released. The problem is, often the partner never opens a matter number. I have time to temp numbers open from 2 years ago. For this year, I have in the neighborhood of 100 hours (I know, YIKES!")

My law firm seems to not have any oversight over "temp numbers" or a mechanism to force partners to open a matter.

1. Could this situation happen at your law firm? If not, what mechanism would stop it?
2. What should I do? (Other than ask the partner to open a matter number, which I already do on a weekly basis.) There is of course a don't-bite-the-hand-that-feeds-you dynamic where I don't want to complaint to higher-ups in the firm about the powerful partner who gives me work. [/quote]

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