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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm aware people pad bills. But if you average a 60 hour work week, take a full four weeks of vacation, and bill only 75% of the time you're in the office (which you can do without padding), your billables for the year will be 2160. It is simply not true that you have to work a 60 hour work week to get to 1950.

(I agree though, that you often feel compelled to work above the minimum to advance at a law firm).[/quote]

I realize you may be a lawyer and thus chronically argumentative, but you still miss the point I made which is NOT that you have to work a 60 hr. week every week to get to 1950.  But you're going to work quite a few of them unless you're padding your time.

I'm sure you have a counterargument.   :roll: [/quote]

LOL I love the "I really need to get the last word in so I'll accuse the other person of being desperate to get the last word in" approach. :roll:[/quote]

Was that the last word?  :shock:

Re: the person whose Dad we're talking about ... there absolutely, positively is a very significant change today vs. 1980s/90s in law firm practice ... a massive shift really, as others outline in partnership expectations, the ability to leverage, a slew of issues.

I'm her Dad's age and I'm one of those who would not go back into law today as the profession is currently structured, but fortunately I just retired and don't have to.  I feel for those left stuck on the treadmill even if they are pulling down BigLaw salaries (partner or otherwise), that's just not a healthy way to live IMO.  Cheers.[/quote]

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