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IF YOU BILL 2400 HOURS A YEAR, HOW DOES ONE MANAGE TO MAINTAIN THEIR FAMILY BOND
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:15 PM Author: cerebral area just seems like work is always on your mind with that sort of work schedule expectation. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29238649) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:30 PM Author: lascivious shivering windowlicker boltzmann 2100 takes a toll on your home life. billed 2200 one year. could not imagine the train wreck my marriage would become at 2400. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29238756) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:31 PM Author: cerebral area damn can you describe how your average day was like when u billed 2200...like what did u do? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29238769) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:41 PM Author: lascivious shivering windowlicker boltzmann had a trial which meant a 280 hour month. that makes it a lot easier to bill that much. otherwise, i bill about 8-10 hours a day and a half day on saturday. took one full week (7 actual work days) of vacation and probably 1 random day off every 1.5 months. i think that is what gets you to 2200.
honestly, apart from the 280 hour month it was not terrible. that said, try telling my wife that. |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 6:35 PM Author: topaz rehab foreskin This has been the only way I have ethically exceeded 2,000 hours in a year. A few monster months because of trials or crazy MSJs, while being solidly busy the rest of the year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29239184) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 9:57 PM Author: lascivious shivering windowlicker boltzmann cr. the key is not being in a feast or famine practice area. mine is consistently busy, but i can usually count on two or three crazy months a year. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29240887) |
Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:16 PM Author: Hairraiser buff fanboi volcanic crater that's why so many partners are divorced from their first wives and married a second trophy wife who is there for the money and prefers that her husband is working all the time (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29238657) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:17 PM Author: cerebral area damn. that's fucked up. In their spare time when not working, what do these partners usually do? Go out to dinner ? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29238667) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:20 PM Author: Contagious primrose shrine MOAR Law stuff (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29238692) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:22 PM Author: cerebral area damn. Partners are doing primarily what in biglaw? An average commercial litigation partner? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29238698) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:34 PM Author: Trip umber ape field You don't.
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:48 PM Author: 180 Public Bath I honestly wouldn't want to do anything else with my time. I would just self-sabotage. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29238875) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 6:03 PM Author: cerebral area elaborate what fulfillment u get out of it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29239008) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 9:59 PM Author: 180 Public Bath you don't (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29240905) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 6:08 PM Author: Purple cheese-eating sound barrier church It's really not that bad as long as the work is consistent. I don't really have fire drills very often so I know which weekends are free and which won't be pretty far in advance. Doesn't hurt that the wife works too. Having a stay at home wife would not be cr unless she was long suffering or you were an intellectual so to speak. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29239048) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 9:33 AM Author: yapping mood Your life blows (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243173) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 9:37 AM Author: Purple cheese-eating sound barrier church Nah, I work like one weekend a month most months. I have a great family, decent job, and we're pretty much set financially. My life is pretty stress free. I could quit tomorrow if I wanted to. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243191) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 9:47 AM Author: lascivious shivering windowlicker boltzmann haters gonna hate. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243252) |
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Date: November 25th, 2015 5:23 PM Author: cerebral area (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29252568) |
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Date: November 25th, 2015 5:28 PM Author: Purple cheese-eating sound barrier church , lisped the retard with crippling aspergers (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29252596) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 7:22 PM Author: geriatric vibrant hall You are allowed three things in big law: work, family, and one other thing such as a singular hobby like golf. If you spend every waking hour doing only those three things you will succeed. If you are trying to do more than that you will fail. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29239538) |
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Date: November 23rd, 2015 11:08 PM Author: poppy persian What family bonds? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29241450) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 9:24 AM Author: cerebral area (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243123) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 9:42 AM Author: silver rigpig Curious how many real time work hours the 2k plus guys put in? By that I mean how long at office each day? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243225) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 9:44 AM Author: lascivious shivering windowlicker boltzmann it varies. i am a pretty no bs guy at work. sure, i talk to the partners i work with and my associate colleagues, but i don't take more than a half hour to eat lunch and i don't waste too much time on the net.
with all that, i get in around 7 and leave around 6. some days i get in around 8, never later though. i put some time in at home after the kids are in bed, too. |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 9:53 AM Author: cerebral area what are your primary duties at work? Review motions? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243277) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 9:56 AM Author: lascivious shivering windowlicker boltzmann i write the first draft of everything on all my cases. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243286) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 9:58 AM Author: cerebral area makes sense. How long does it take you to write a Motion for Summary J usually, with all caselaw and research included (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243305) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 10:00 AM Author: lascivious shivering windowlicker boltzmann depends on a lot of factors - client, budget, number of issues. putting all that aside, i typically carve out one whole week to write and MSJ. that includes outline, research, drafting, editing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243315) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 10:02 AM Author: cerebral area not bad. What is your style when drafting/composing a substantive motion? Do you focus more on policy/fairness considerations or emphasize caselaw precedent/"clear language" of statutory provisions? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243327) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 10:05 AM Author: lascivious shivering windowlicker boltzmann again, depends on motion, but my practice area is almost all caselaw based. not a lot of statutory interpretation going on in my niche. some policy considerations, but that is mostly brought up in appellate work, which i also do a fair amount of. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243360) |
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Date: November 26th, 2015 10:07 AM Author: cerebral area what are some common policy/fairness arguments u make at the appellate level? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29256030) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 10:11 AM Author: Dun supple casino I managed 2k last year. Was in office maybe 9ish hours a day. Some days were 9-5 others 8-6 or whatever depending on matters. Almost never weekends. Not bad, but I could never see myself getting any more than 2k in - just not worth the lost personal time. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243402) |
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Date: November 24th, 2015 10:15 AM Author: lascivious shivering windowlicker boltzmann this is totally correct. weekends are the exception, not the rule if you manage your time and actually work all day. i also agree about it not being worth the loss in personal time. if you are billing 2k hours, you are a superstar at most firms. you get close to the best bonuses and the partners assume you are doing a good job because you wouldn't be getting all that work otherwise. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243432) |
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Date: November 26th, 2015 9:18 AM Author: Salmon offensive mad-dog skullcap principal's office Your wife has to be independent. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29255908) |