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two words to explain the law firms reaction: billable hours *credentials/disclaimer: I'm a programmer and I worked as a clerk for law firms back in college to
by mkramlich 14y ago
two words to explain the law firms reaction:
billable hours
*credentials/disclaimer: I'm a programmer and I worked as a clerk for law firms back in college too.
- justin 14y agoThe hours for this task weren't billed.
- janus 14y agoHe means that the law firm makes money by billing hours; hence if you take less time to do a task, the firm earns less money.
- eru 14y agoAlthough in theory they could just up their hourly rate, if their hours are more productive, now.
- justin 14y agoYeah, I'm the author and I know what billable hours are. My hours here weren't being billed out to the client.
- jiggy2011 14y agoSurely people aren't paying a lawyers hourly rate for them to cut and paste around spreadsheets?