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Boomer reflects on billing 3,500 hrs: "I wouldnt trade those years for anything

"“As a Cravath associate in the 1980s for nearly 10 yea...
Cream newt
  05/25/18
This line about chartering a helicopter is as fraudulent as ...
Cream newt
  05/25/18
Cr. Boomers are lying scum
pearly razzle casino travel guidebook
  05/25/18
They weren't working that many hours in the 80s. Cravath PPP...
Scarlet trust fund space
  05/25/18
cr it's total bullshit so he can bitch to his current associ...
Cream newt
  05/25/18
cr
Disturbing Stirring Garrison
  05/25/18
TBF there was a lot more inefficiency then. You had to call ...
Flatulent galvanic chapel
  05/28/18
Uphill both ways etc
Useless mood cruise ship
  05/25/18
this may sound...bizarre
Sick Rigor Electric Furnace
  05/25/18
gas every last boomer starting with this one
fragrant abnormal ladyboy step-uncle's house
  05/25/18
Just bill 3000 hours on average a year and not make partner....
jet area
  05/25/18
Boomer reflects on u billing 3,500 hrs: "I wouldnt trad...
sooty internal respiration rehab
  05/25/18
...
Cream newt
  05/25/18
Fraudulent boomer lies. Also this is obviously johnsmeye...
french rigpig menage
  05/25/18
bump for Memorial Day billers
Cream newt
  05/28/18


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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: Cream newt

"“As a Cravath associate in the 1980s for nearly 10 years, my ‘low’ was 2,500 hours and my ‘high’ was 3,500. During one nine-month stretch on takeover litigation as the lead associate, I averaged 90 hours a week, and at the end of it worked for 56 hours straight without a break or any sleep, to meet a filing deadline (made by chartering a helicopter to get the papers to court on time). I wouldn’t trade those years for anything. It was the best work possible for a young lawyer, at the best law firm on earth.”"

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/do_you_believe_you_are_fairly_compensated_for_your_work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124937)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: Cream newt

This line about chartering a helicopter is as fraudulent as the 3,500 hours he charged his clients for

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124941)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: pearly razzle casino travel guidebook

Cr. Boomers are lying scum

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124976)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:39 AM
Author: Scarlet trust fund space

They weren't working that many hours in the 80s. Cravath PPP was only about 700k in 1986 or 1.6 million in today's dollars. They were working far less than now (in addition to lower billing rates and less leverage).

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/02/business/busy-law-firms-profits-leap.html



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124963)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:40 AM
Author: Cream newt

cr it's total bullshit so he can bitch to his current associates about how he worked so much harder back in the day, with a smile on my face!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124970)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: Disturbing Stirring Garrison

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124975)



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Date: May 28th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: Flatulent galvanic chapel

TBF there was a lot more inefficiency then. You had to call in and check your messages. And when there were things like TROs going on — which there were a ton of in the junk bond corporate raider days — you would be in the office 24/7, though you often had to wait for shit (from typists, from courriers, etc.) and couldn’t bill that.

Also $1.6 M was not bad when a 3br apartment on CPW cost $1 M.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36139413)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: Useless mood cruise ship

Uphill both ways etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124985)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: Sick Rigor Electric Furnace

this may sound...bizarre

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124988)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: fragrant abnormal ladyboy step-uncle's house

gas every last boomer starting with this one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125003)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:40 AM
Author: jet area

Just bill 3000 hours on average a year and not make partner. Aka Cravath system.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125303)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:43 AM
Author: sooty internal respiration rehab

Boomer reflects on u billing 3,500 hrs: "I wouldnt trade those years for anything

ftfy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125311)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:46 AM
Author: Cream newt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125333)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:44 AM
Author: french rigpig menage

Fraudulent boomer lies.

Also this is obviously johnsmeyer flaming the ABA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125318)



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Date: May 28th, 2018 9:03 AM
Author: Cream newt

bump for Memorial Day billers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36139349)