Sentences with phrase «hour targets»

Most respondents (76 per cent) said their firm does not have an annual billable hour target for partners.

At the same time, a slightly greater number of firms are setting annual billable hour targets for associates: 49 per cent of respondents, up from last year's 44 per cent.

The 2,000 billable hour target caused no issues for associates.

The billable hour targets fell into a wide range.

That expectation gap could help explain a big leap in the proportion of firms setting billable hour targets for associates.

Is it worth sacrificing home life to meet billable hour targets for the huge office and high salary?

Once UK City firm even announced an hours based bonus payment of up to 75 % which was interpreted by many associates (and parts of the legal press) as a prelude to setting 2,500 annual chargeable hours targets.

Layer on top of that, technology that reduces the number of lawyers needed for certain tasks, the conflict between hours targets and the «do more for less» challenge, alternative legal providers, the growth of contract lawyers, permanent associates, partners who aren't permanent, the growth of paralegals, as well as a clear message from partners at most law firms that there is no more room at the top.

Senior field service technician (FST) is a part - time role (with working hours targeted at less than 1,000 total hours during a 12 - month period), working out of your home office, to meet expanded...

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I would say aim to exceed your minimum hours (shows you're a good firm citizen), but if the money isn't that important to you, don't bust your butt to reach a specific hour target for a bonus.

A lawyer who exceeds a firm's billable - hour targets while working outside the office may be perceived as less of a team player than a colleague who bills the same number of hours while in the office.

The Department of Justice is taking a further step towards mirroring private practice by including billable - hour targets in federal lawyers» performance reviews and increasing the numbers it expects them to meet.

Katten Muchin Rosenman Chicago, IL Expectant moms who work here can take up to six months off after giving birth (with their billable - hours targets adjusted accordingly).

«If AI will allow document review for example, in a fraction of the time it used to take, that's someone's billable hours target out the window.

Yet, many lawyers insist on doing far too much on a file, perhaps out of habit, perhaps out of confusion, or perhaps out of a need to make monthly hours targets.

We do not set hours targets for our lawyers — we see it as our partners» responsibility to ensure our teams are fully active and working efficiently and effectively.

The reason was, allegedly, that «nobody wants to write any more, it doesn't pay enough, they all have high chargeable hour targets and lots of the old ones have retired» There was a time when having all the right contacts and being in the midst of all the right people were key elements of the job.

Therefore, the total billings converted to cash were 93.36 % of the 2000 - hour target which is more than 13 % less than the 107 % recorded.

Layer on top of that, technology that reduces the number of lawyers needed for certain tasks, the conflict between hours targets and the «do more for less» challenge, alternative legal providers,... [more]

In terms of targets for lawyers, only 30 per cent of respondents set an annual billable hour target for partners; 10 per cent pay a bonus to partners who reach it, and four per cent enforce a penalty for failing to reach it.

And yet, the emphasis on performance, both in terms of billable hour targets and in the volume of work required, obscures the learning focus.

You might actually need to physically leave the house — schedule some girls» nights or hit the 24 - hour Target for groceries.

Though he was careful never to explicitly direct the three - member body on the $ 15 - an - hour target, it was quite clear that's what Cuomo was aiming for.

When teens do meet that nine - hour target, however, rates of car accidents, criminal activity, alcohol abuse, and mood disorders drop, and school marks and attendance go up.

Meanwhile nearly a third offer bonuses to associates who hit the hours target.

Only seven per cent of firms penalize those who fail to hit their billable hours target, though this is a slight increase on last year's five per cent.

It's a bit of a different story for associates with 44 per cent of law firms setting an annual billable hour target for them; 33 per cent pay a bonus to associates who achieve it, and five per cent enforce a penalty to those who come up short.

Turning to associates» compensation trends, 70 per cent of law firm respondents said their firm does not have an annual billable hour target.

Three quarters of respondents had no billable hour target for partners.

Clyde & Co has introduced a new policy that will see UK fee earners allowed to include up to 50 hours of pro bono work in their billable hours targets.

Reduced hour associates at her firm remain on partnership track, and are allowed to pick their own billable hour targets and compensation levels.

There's no formal billing requirement, but sources were conscious of an unofficial 2,000 hours target.

The ranks of associates can't be swelled much larger than they were, and the billable hour targets for those associates can't be pushed any higher, not unless firms start handing out human growth hormone to their new lawyers.

Some associates mentioned that «despite the robust program, some practice group leaders may not be as enthusiastic about having associates doing pro bono because of billable hour targets.»

«In Chicago,» for instance, «the healthcare pro bono rep makes sure everyone steps up to meet their 20 hour target each year — he'll say we have this percentage of people who've met it and this percentage who haven't, which gets people moving!»

Should the timekeeper's actual annual hours be used in the allocation, or should the firm's annual billable hours target be used instead?

The 1,400 - hour target is in line with the median reported by Canadian Lawyer in its recent compensation survey.

While December is about gift giving and celebration, January arrives like the dreaded morning after bearing with it bill payments, back - to - work anxiety and of course the latest batch of New Year's resolutions: «I will lose weight, build up my Linked - In network, post to my blog twice a week, go to the gym, and meet my billable hours target.»

Lower billable hour targets, smaller firms, and an easy commute tend to contribute to a decent work - life balance.

That's the sort of thing we were hoping we'd get out of doing when we were moving to the billable hours target.

I would measure and reward my «fee earners» solely by their performance to their billable hour targets.

The time spent on innovation counts towards each lawyer's billable hour target and has been expanded across the firm following a pilot last year.

Under the guise of benchmarking, I will willingly share (and fudge) my hourly rates, the remuneration I pay to all my employees, my billable hour targets, my

That or so much time will be written off that the firms» miserable employees will have to work 3500 + hours a year to make that 1800 - 1900 billable hour target.