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IF YOU BILL 2400 HOURS A YEAR, HOW DOES ONE MANAGE TO MAINTAIN THEIR FAMILY BOND

just seems like work is always on your mind with that sort o...
Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/23/15
2100 takes a toll on your home life. billed 2200 one year. c...
up-to-no-good background story
  11/23/15
damn can you describe how your average day was like when u b...
Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/23/15
had a trial which meant a 280 hour month. that makes it a lo...
up-to-no-good background story
  11/23/15
This has been the only way I have ethically exceeded 2,000 h...
Doobsian bull headed corner regret
  11/23/15
cr. the key is not being in a feast or famine practice area....
up-to-no-good background story
  11/23/15
that's why so many partners are divorced from their first wi...
mind-boggling bright double fault
  11/23/15
damn. that's fucked up. In their spare time when not working...
Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/23/15
MOAR Law stuff
Bronze patrolman pistol
  11/23/15
damn. Partners are doing primarily what in biglaw? An averag...
Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/23/15
You don't.
Bipolar plum property
  11/23/15
I honestly wouldn't want to do anything else with my time. I...
High-end travel guidebook
  11/23/15
elaborate what fulfillment u get out of it
Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/23/15
you don't
High-end travel guidebook
  11/23/15
It's really not that bad as long as the work is consistent. ...
dead lemon wagecucks
  11/23/15
Your life blows
Cerise station
  11/24/15
Nah, I work like one weekend a month most months. I have a ...
dead lemon wagecucks
  11/24/15
haters gonna hate.
up-to-no-good background story
  11/24/15
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Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/25/15
, lisped the retard with crippling aspergers
dead lemon wagecucks
  11/25/15
You are allowed three things in big law: work, family, and o...
Carmine thirsty locus
  11/23/15
What family bonds?
spectacular chad puppy
  11/23/15
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Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/24/15
Curious how many real time work hours the 2k plus guys put i...
marvelous theatre quadroon
  11/24/15
it varies. i am a pretty no bs guy at work. sure, i talk to ...
up-to-no-good background story
  11/24/15
what are your primary duties at work? Review motions?
Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/24/15
i write the first draft of everything on all my cases.
up-to-no-good background story
  11/24/15
makes sense. How long does it take you to write a Motion for...
Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/24/15
depends on a lot of factors - client, budget, number of issu...
up-to-no-good background story
  11/24/15
not bad. What is your style when drafting/composing a substa...
Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/24/15
again, depends on motion, but my practice area is almost all...
up-to-no-good background story
  11/24/15
what are some common policy/fairness arguments u make at the...
Spruce confused bbw deer antler
  11/26/15
I managed 2k last year. Was in office maybe 9ish hours a day...
Sooty Ceo Hospital
  11/24/15
this is totally correct. weekends are the exception, not the...
up-to-no-good background story
  11/24/15
Your wife has to be independent.
Green Depressive
  11/26/15


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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:15 PM
Author: Spruce confused bbw deer antler

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: up-to-no-good background story

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: Spruce confused bbw deer antler

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: up-to-no-good background story

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29238840)



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Date: November 23rd, 2015 6:35 PM
Author: Doobsian bull headed corner regret

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: up-to-no-good background story

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)



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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:16 PM
Author: mind-boggling bright double fault

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: Spruce confused bbw deer antler

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: Bronze patrolman pistol

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: Spruce confused bbw deer antler

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: Bipolar plum property

You don't.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29238786)



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Date: November 23rd, 2015 5:48 PM
Author: High-end travel guidebook

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: Spruce confused bbw deer antler

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: High-end travel guidebook

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: dead lemon wagecucks

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: Cerise station

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: dead lemon wagecucks

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: up-to-no-good background story

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: Spruce confused bbw deer antler



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Date: November 25th, 2015 5:28 PM
Author: dead lemon wagecucks

, 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: Carmine thirsty locus

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: spectacular chad puppy

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: Spruce confused bbw deer antler



(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: marvelous theatre quadroon

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: up-to-no-good background story

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.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29243237)



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Date: November 24th, 2015 9:53 AM
Author: Spruce confused bbw deer antler

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: up-to-no-good background story

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: Spruce confused bbw deer antler

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: up-to-no-good background story

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: Spruce confused bbw deer antler

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: up-to-no-good background story

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: Spruce confused bbw deer antler

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: Sooty Ceo Hospital

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: up-to-no-good background story

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: Green Depressive

Your wife has to be independent.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3052302&forum_id=2#29255908)