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[quote=Anonymous]I am thinking of trying to go part time at a law firm that has never permitted alternative work arrangements and has no go-to model for compensating part time lawyers.  Please help me and others understand what is typical by answering the questions below.  I suspect a lot of us could benefit from more information about how part time lawyer jobs are being defined these days.

Do you work for a large law firm, small law firm, the government, a corporate legal department, a nonprofit organization, or some other entity?

How many hours a week do you work?  What percentage of full time does your employer consider that (e.g. 80% of full time,50% of full time?

Do you get paid as a W2 employee or a 1099 contractor?

Do you get paid a fixed annual salary?  If so, does your part time salary correspond pro rata to the salary you’d earn if you worked full time?  E.g. you work 80% of full time and get 80% of the salary you’d earn if you worked full time.

If you get a fixed salary and work extra hours some weeks to meet client needs, do you get paid for this time?  If so, how? E.g., comp time, additional pay at negotiated hourly rate, reflected in discretionary end-of-year bonus, etc.   
 
Do you get paid for every hour worked, without regard to whether those hours are billable vs. non-billable?  If so, how many years experience do you have and at what hourly rate do you get paid?

Do you get paid per billable hour worked with no compensation for non-billable hours?  If so, what is your per-billable-hour pay rate and how does it compare (as a percentage) to your client billing rate?

Do you get paid a percentage of revenue billed and collected?  If so, what percentage to you get?  Does the percentage vary according to who generated the client?

What, if any, health insurance benefit you do get and how does it compare to what full time employees of your organization get?

Are you eligible to participate in your employer’s 401(K) plan?  If so, do you get the same employer contribution (as a percentage of income) that you received before going part time?

How much, if any, paid vacation and sick leave do you get and how does this compare to what full time employees of your organization get?

Do you feel fairly compensated?

What, if anything, would you like to change about your compensation or other aspects of your part time arrangement?

How satisfied are you with your part time attorney job?

Thanks!
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