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While interesting, that's a very particular definition of "productive" - male lawyers billed more hours. That doesn't necessarily correspond to more actual work
by patmcc 10y ago
While interesting, that's a very particular definition of "productive" - male lawyers billed more hours. That doesn't necessarily correspond to more actual work done.
- lettergram 10y agoDepends what you mean by "productive" - if the law firm makes more money off of male lawyers, that would mean they are more "productive"
- cauterized 10y agoDirectly, perhaps. What if the women were doing non-billable work that enabled their colleagues to bill more combined total hours than they would have had she done billable work instead?
- d0lph 10y agoAre you referring to something, or just asking "what if"?
- cauterized 10y agoI'm challenging the parent's assumption that an individual's billable hours are an accurate representation of that person's contribution to a firm's top line, let alone bottom line.
- killface 10y agoAccurately and consistently measuring performance of professionals has been all but impossible for the better part of the last century. I don't know why we keep trying. This is what peer reviews are for.