Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2005
Journal Title
Fordham Urban Law Journal
ISSN
0199-4646
Abstract
This article considers the consequences of law firm use of the hourly billing method and the recent increase in billable hour requirements. Part I of this article describes the rationale and methodology of an empirical study conducted in 2005 that explored attorney work-life issues and employer efforts to assist attorneys in dealing with work-life conflicts. Part II summarizes select study findings related to billable hours requirements and pressure. Part III concludes by considering what forces and players will change the current course of conduct in which law firm leaders treat increases in billable hours expectations as a necessary evil.
First Page
171
Last Page
192
Num Pages
22
Volume Number
33
Issue Number
1
Publisher
Fordham Law School
Recommended Citation
Susan S. Fortney,
The Billable Hours Derby: Empirical Data on the Problems and Pressure Points,
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Fordham Urb. L.J.
171
(2005).
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