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[quote=Anonymous]I work for a small firm - 10 lawyers. I've been here for 3 1/2 years (I have total 5 years civil litigation experience). I am doing a good job. I know this because that's what I'm told by my managing partner.  Several clients have taken the time to email her about me and praise my performance on certain cases.  A judge also said some nice things when talking to the partner on the phone and this was all relayed to me.  I am given a lot of responsibility - I handle complex cases with little to no supervision, including jury trials (though those are not that frequent).

Having said all that, I do not bill much.  I bill about 100 - 115 hours a month (of course when I have a trial, I bill a lot more but that is only 2 or 3 times a year).  I work hard when I'm here - I get my work done, but I don't have long days.  I have two small kids and DH who also has a demanding job so pick up and drop off usually falls to me.   I still get my assigned work done, so that has never been an issue, but I realize that I'm not generating a lot of billables for the firm.  This is not something that has ever been brought to my attention by my supervisor.  It's understood that I can't work long hours (and I am very appreciative of having a job like this!)

Ok, so now the question is - I have not had a raise since my first year here (so it's been over 2 years). We have no formal system of annual reviews or anything like that.  I don't know what the other associates make. I make 75K.  Should I ask for a raise?  I am otherwise happy here and I have a good schedule, good relationships, etc., so I'm reluctant to rock the boat, however, I don't want to be a sucker and we could really use the money.

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