[blindlaw] Private firms/Billable Hours

[Farber, Randy]

Kendrick - 

I work at a firm that uses a billable hour system.  There are many techniques that can be used.  As a last resort, if you just can't become as efficient as other associates, then your compensation can be adjusted to address the issue.  Please call me and we can discuss this issue in more detail.

Randy
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
713-752-4241 - Phone




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From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Kendrick Kennedy
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Subject: [blindlaw] Private firms/Billable Hours

Hello All,



As a 3L student at the University of Mississippi Law School and working at a defense firm last summer. Could anyone comment on if they work at a firm that uses the billable hour format and what techniques and equipment they use in their office to make things more efficient completing their task?



I was told I do excellent work but because of my "Capability" and alterative techniques I am not appealing to a firm that uses the billable hour system.
Therefore, I should apply for a government position or maybe a firm that is plaintiff oriented.






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Student Attorney
Kendrick R. Kennedy
Criminal Appeals Clinic
NATIONAL CENTER FOR JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW The University of Mississippi Law School

P.O. Box 2006
University, MS 38677
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