3,200 hours per year Forum

[sener212]

Thoughts on the fact that Silda Spitzer, Eliot Spitzer's wife, billed 3,200 hours a year "routinely" at Skadden?

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/n ... silda.html

[SmokeytheBear]

Hours like this typically include non-client billable hours (like recruiting and business development (e.g. going to dinner and lunch)).

[Lincoln]

Some associates gunning for partner do this every year at firms in NYC. Doing it once is rough. Doing it every year is not a lifestyle I'd recommend.

[lolwat]

It's horrible lifestyle but doable if you don't care about any other aspect of your life.

[Hutz_and_Goodman]

In my office (NYC biglaw Vault 30) they showed us a chart of 2016 hours and literally no one in our office billed this much.

[mcmand]

Thoughts on the fact that Silda Spitzer, Eliot Spitzer's wife, billed 3,200 hours a year "routinely" at Skadden?

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/n ... silda.html

Out of curiosity, what compelled you to dig up this old story about Silda Spitzer from 2006? Did you just fall into a wiki hole reading about corrupt NY politicians?

[quiver]

Some associates gunning for partner do this every year at firms in NYC. Doing it once is rough. Doing it every year is not a lifestyle I'd recommend.

I was previously at a firm where associates of all levels routinely went over 3000 hours. Agreed that it's not a healthy long-term lifestyle. Also agreed that this is a weird time to dig up this article.