tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post113015755644426664..comments2024-01-11T07:40:01.736-05:00Comments on The Stopped Clock: More on Work EthicAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-1130782116637625532005-10-31T13:08:00.000-05:002005-10-31T13:08:00.000-05:00Whenever I get a "believe it or not, I agree with ...Whenever I get a "believe it or not, I agree with you"-type response, I am inclined to respond "Of course I believe it - you can't <I>always</I> be wrong". ;-)Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16523334580402022332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-1130392792544328392005-10-27T01:59:00.000-04:002005-10-27T01:59:00.000-04:00This is one of the things I really appreciate abou...This is one of the things I really appreciate about working for a plaintiffs' firm (i.e. has contingency fees)--no billable hours. Of course I keep track of time, but the client doesn't pay for the ten minutes I took running out to get coffee, or the fact that it took an extra hour to write a brief because I was tired.<BR/><BR/>That said, I don't see billable hours going away. I did tell you about the anecdote from a BigLaw associate I know, who walked by a Name Partner at the company Christmas party in time to hear Mr. Name refer to associates as "billable units".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5973827.post-1130171276400409382005-10-24T12:27:00.000-04:002005-10-24T12:27:00.000-04:00[Don't faint] I agree with your sentiments. One t...[Don't faint] I agree with your sentiments. One thing I do want to say, though, is that many of the lawyers I have worked with (and I myself) significantly discount those late-night hours, and other less-than-fully-effective time. The hourly rate times billable hours is the maximum they will charge a client, but virtually every bill goes out with an hours-billed figure that is substantially below the time on the clock.<BR/><BR/>Of course, such honesty in billing is, as you have indicated, a matter of work ethos and ethic that needs to be adopted (and enforced) in each law practice.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com