Date: June 10th, 2012 4:50 AM
Author: The Most Muscular Ginger In The World



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859434)

Date: June 10th, 2012 4:51 AM
Author: hank_scorpio

Shoot

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859435)

Date: June 10th, 2012 4:52 AM
Author: The Most Muscular Ginger In The World

do you think I will get flack for falling 50 hours short for the year?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859436)

Date: June 10th, 2012 4:53 AM
Author: ..,,,,,,,,,,....

depends entirely on where you work and how much business there is. generally i'd think not

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859439)

Date: June 10th, 2012 4:54 AM
Author: The Most Muscular Ginger In The World

cool.

next question. will anyone care that my hours are very unevenly distributed?

month a: 50 hours

month b: 250 hours

month c: 70 hours

month d: 220 hours

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859440)

Date: June 10th, 2012 4:57 AM
Author: hank_scorpio

Probably not, variation is normal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859446)

Date: June 10th, 2012 4:57 AM
Author: ..,,,,,,,,,,....

probably not; it's understood that workflow is often either a flood or a trickle

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859447)

Date: June 10th, 2012 4:58 AM
Author: calrose rice pudding pop

this distribution is fucked up enough that they probably will not be happy. Unless you are on vacation, you should not bill 50. Also, the client will not like seeing 250 hours billed in one month by one lawyer unless there is a crazy closing or something.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859448)

Date: June 10th, 2012 4:59 AM
Author: ..,,,,,,,,,,....

i don't think he said he's billing 250 to a single matter

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859450)

Date: June 10th, 2012 5:00 AM
Author: calrose rice pudding pop

in my experience, if you are billing that high it is because you are in a closing or at trial. it would be very hard to multi-task between several matters and still bill 250. Those kind of hours come from billing 20 hours a day on one shitty deal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859452)

Date: June 10th, 2012 5:09 AM
Author: The Most Muscular Ginger In The World

this depresses me. the 250 hour month was because the other associate on the case was out sick for 2 weeks and I had to do double my usual work.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859470)

Date: June 10th, 2012 5:13 AM
Author: ..,,,,,,,,,,....

if that's so, and you just ended up billing all of his hours too, no one is going to give a shit. fewer attorneys on the bill is preferred

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859476)

Date: June 10th, 2012 5:14 AM
Author: The Most Muscular Ginger In The World

cool, thanks, this makes me feel a lot better.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20859480)

Date: June 10th, 2012 3:57 PM
Author: ;;;;;;...;;;;;..;;

Firms care about the bottom line. They don't care otherwise unless the client complains.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20861122)

Date: June 10th, 2012 4:10 PM
Author: ...,.,.,.,,.,.,,,.,.,,...,.,....,.,.,,,.,..

50 hours? Just stay 3 extra days and bill like 10+ hours, then you're barely under.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1967604&forum_id=2#20861167)