Posts by Jennifer

Last week, I talked about how getting used to billing your time, as an integral part of law firm life, takes time and that it can be difficult to find time for that ever precious and often elusive “time off.” Today on “I wish I had known” I am discussing how taking time off from your work life may be more about what you really need than what you think you should want…and how that is actually okay. What I thought then: As I mentioned...

Most attorneys and law students know that tracking and billing time will be a fundamental part of their careers. Today on “If I would have known then” I am discussing the evolution from understanding your billable hour requirement in theory to accepting it as a part of life at a law firm and learning to structure your life around this system. What I thought then: When I started at my first law firm, I was told that my...