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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are a bunch of threads about this if you're really interested. I think this post mostly summed it up:

[Post New]11/27/2013 08:58     Subject: big law--what are your billables for this year  [Up]
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Not a lawyer, but I find this thread immensely depressing. So y'all bill on average 40 hours a week, 50 weeks a year? Eight hours out of every single day you are working are billable! That sounds insane. Do you bill for lunch and bathroom breaks? Do BigLaw restrooms have places to plug in your laptop/phone in the stalls? Just curious.

What I really want to know is how many hours do you actually spend at the office each year?

I'm on pace for around 2500. During the week, I work from 8:30 - 7:00 in the office, put the kid to bed, and do a few more hours of work. I could probably cut back the hours during the work week a bit if I were willing to work most of the day one or both weekend days, but I'd rather protect the weekend (by which I mean, I try to bill under 2 hours per weekend day). It sounds kind of awful, but I enjoy my work, and I see my family most days and a lot on the weekends. I also do a fair amount of travel. The major downside is it feels like I don't have any hobbies or enough time to spend with friends. I work and I'm a parent and that's basically it.[/quote]

Do you spend any time with your spouse? Have any down time? [/quote]

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