Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-2001
Journal Title
Texas Bar Journal
ISSN
0040-4187
Abstract
This article considers billing practices, the effects of hourly billing pressure, and firm culture as reflected in a survey of associates in Texas law firms. Part I of this article reports the empirical information from the survey. This information includes insight into the toll an increase in billable hour requirements has taken on legal practitioners and the consequent affect on the legal field. Part II discusses what the data means and how it might be used to improve the outlook for attracting and retaining good associates.
First Page
1060
Last Page
1069
Num Pages
10
Volume Number
64
Issue Number
11
Publisher
State Bar of Texas
Recommended Citation
Susan S. Fortney,
An Empirical Study of Associate Satisfaction, Law Firm Culture, and the Effects of Billable Hour Requirements - Part One,
64
Tex. B.J.
1060
(2001).
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