Billing 3200 Hours A Year
am 10.11.2006 von Jurabilis
Das WSJ Law Blog berichtete, dass ...[...] Eliot Spitzers wife, an Skadden Arps associate in the 1980s, routinely billed about 3,200 hours a year.Nun fragt man die Leser, ob ein solcher Wert realistisch erreichbar sei (das sind 8,7h/Kalendertag).
Die Leserkommentare sind zahlreich und teilweise in glaubwürdig vorgebrachter Empörung verfasst:I practice at a large NY law firm and have billed between 2,800 and 3,100 hours each year. I do several all-nighters a month; work at least 12 hours on one weekend day virtually every weekend; and take no vacations (outside of an occassional long weekend). Its bad, but its certainly not impossible. And I NEVER pad my hours.Die Gegenposition:Ive been practicing in AmLaw 100 for over 10 …
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» Law Blog » 3,200 Hours a Year? You Gotta Be Kidding Me!
The Law Blog just received a comment on our Silda Spitzer post from a reader named hours cynic. reacting to the news that Eliot Spitzer's wife, an Skadden Arps associate in the 1980s, routinely billed about 3,200 hours a year: Routinely billed …
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