Can a law firm make money with a 1,600-hour minimum billable requirement? The answer to this question has generated a great deal of interest.
Like all good questions, the answer is not as easy as one might think. The short answer is yes. If almost every attorney at our firm worked even as “few” as 1,800 billed hours, they each would make more than he or she did at a large firm � associates, of counsel and partners alike. At 1,600 hours, most of our attorneys will make slightly less. For example, a first-year associate billing 1,600 hours at our firm would make about 7 percent less than an associate at any of the largest law firms in Boston. For most readers, this is still quite a lot of money. If a person were to demand more, then the answer to the question of the feasibility of 1,600 billable hours might be “no,” at least for that person.
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