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- noun Plural form of
billable .
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Examples
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Case in point, alternatives to billables more present online than in real life.
Legal Tweets 2009
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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
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Some parts of legal techno jazz will make the work faster and easier and that will be hell on the billables.
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I am frankly anti billables I view them as creative tools for perpetuating inefficiency and hinders real productivity and the development of skills.
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My billables target is just north of 2/3s that of my friends working in big Calgary firms.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Compensation based on collected billables is a joke right now.
Above the Law Elie Mystal 2010
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