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  • noun Plural form of billable.

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Examples

  • Case in point, alternatives to billables more present online than in real life.

    Legal Tweets 2009

  • He laid out the partner compensation package--a closely guarded secret within law firm circles--of a $300,000 salary plus a $50,000 bonus for bringing in 1 million worth of client billables, and a percentage of anything over that.

    The Cost Of Indiscretion Kashmir Hill 2011

  • Some parts of legal techno jazz will make the work faster and easier and that will be hell on the billables.

    Practicing Law in the 21st Century 2008

  • I am frankly anti billables I view them as creative tools for perpetuating inefficiency and hinders real productivity and the development of skills.

    Where Women Lawyers Get Ahead? 2008

  • My billables target is just north of 2/3s that of my friends working in big Calgary firms.

    2008 Law Firm Salary Guide (US) : Law is Cool 2008

  • In fact most weeks I probably log more hour doing public interest work than doing billables I have a very understanding law partner.

    Firedoglake » Fitz Reveals a Little in Public Appearance 2006

  • The other day I had just spent 20 minutes to save myself $2 on a network cable, when I realized I lost ten times that in billables.

    Various Links and Open Thread 2005

  • VP: Because the firm bills the first year associate's time out at $200+ per hour on a 2,000+ billable hour year, paying the associate roughly a third of her billables

    Forbes.com: News Victoria Pynchon 2011

  • Instead, the paper reports that prosecutors claim McCombs wired the cash to Greenberg Traurig, and the increased billables and collections enhanced his reputation as a moneymaker at the firm.

    Law.com - Newswire 2010

  • Compensation based on collected billables is a joke right now.

    Above the Law Elie Mystal 2010

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