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Boomer reflects on billing 3,500 hrs: "I wouldnt trade those years for anything

"“As a Cravath associate in the 1980s for nearly 10 yea...
Smoky House
  05/25/18
This line about chartering a helicopter is as fraudulent as ...
Smoky House
  05/25/18
Cr. Boomers are lying scum
Walnut brunch boiling water
  05/25/18
They weren't working that many hours in the 80s. Cravath PPP...
Elite Station
  05/25/18
cr it's total bullshit so he can bitch to his current associ...
Smoky House
  05/25/18
cr
talking step-uncle's house
  05/25/18
TBF there was a lot more inefficiency then. You had to call ...
topaz tank
  05/28/18
Uphill both ways etc
ruby water buffalo
  05/25/18
this may sound...bizarre
adventurous idea he suggested mental disorder
  05/25/18
gas every last boomer starting with this one
Cracking maniacal multi-billionaire
  05/25/18
Just bill 3000 hours on average a year and not make partner....
Pontificating Crackhouse Alpha
  05/25/18
Boomer reflects on u billing 3,500 hrs: "I wouldnt trad...
aromatic lemon center
  05/25/18
...
Smoky House
  05/25/18
Fraudulent boomer lies. Also this is obviously johnsmeye...
Out-of-control dashing casino
  05/25/18
bump for Memorial Day billers
Smoky House
  05/28/18


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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: Smoky House

"“As a Cravath associate in the 1980s for nearly 10 years, my ‘low’ was 2,500 hours and my ‘high’ was 3,500. During one nine-month stretch on takeover litigation as the lead associate, I averaged 90 hours a week, and at the end of it worked for 56 hours straight without a break or any sleep, to meet a filing deadline (made by chartering a helicopter to get the papers to court on time). I wouldn’t trade those years for anything. It was the best work possible for a young lawyer, at the best law firm on earth.”"

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/do_you_believe_you_are_fairly_compensated_for_your_work

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124937)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: Smoky House

This line about chartering a helicopter is as fraudulent as the 3,500 hours he charged his clients for

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124941)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: Walnut brunch boiling water

Cr. Boomers are lying scum

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124976)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:39 AM
Author: Elite Station

They weren't working that many hours in the 80s. Cravath PPP was only about 700k in 1986 or 1.6 million in today's dollars. They were working far less than now (in addition to lower billing rates and less leverage).

https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/02/business/busy-law-firms-profits-leap.html



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124963)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:40 AM
Author: Smoky House

cr it's total bullshit so he can bitch to his current associates about how he worked so much harder back in the day, with a smile on my face!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124970)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:41 AM
Author: talking step-uncle's house

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124975)



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Date: May 28th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: topaz tank

TBF there was a lot more inefficiency then. You had to call in and check your messages. And when there were things like TROs going on — which there were a ton of in the junk bond corporate raider days — you would be in the office 24/7, though you often had to wait for shit (from typists, from courriers, etc.) and couldn’t bill that.

Also $1.6 M was not bad when a 3br apartment on CPW cost $1 M.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36139413)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: ruby water buffalo

Uphill both ways etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124985)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:43 AM
Author: adventurous idea he suggested mental disorder

this may sound...bizarre

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36124988)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: Cracking maniacal multi-billionaire

gas every last boomer starting with this one

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125003)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:40 AM
Author: Pontificating Crackhouse Alpha

Just bill 3000 hours on average a year and not make partner. Aka Cravath system.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125303)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:43 AM
Author: aromatic lemon center

Boomer reflects on u billing 3,500 hrs: "I wouldnt trade those years for anything

ftfy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125311)



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:46 AM
Author: Smoky House



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Date: May 25th, 2018 10:44 AM
Author: Out-of-control dashing casino

Fraudulent boomer lies.

Also this is obviously johnsmeyer flaming the ABA

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36125318)



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Date: May 28th, 2018 9:03 AM
Author: Smoky House

bump for Memorial Day billers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3986224&forum_id=2#36139349)