What are Billable Hours for a Paralegal?

From OneLegal:

Billable hours. Non-billable hours. Most people outside the legal world don’t know the difference between the two, but for those who work in law firms, the distinction is critical. 

Many law firms have minimum billable hour requirements, somewhere between 1,800 and 2,200 hours per year for first-year associates, according to the National Law Review. But how many actual working hours does it take to amass this amount of billable hours? Read more.

This article was submitted by Laura E. Adamatis Thirion, Katz Korin Cunningham. If you would like to submit content or write an article for the Paralegal Committee, please email Kara Sikorski at ksikorski@indybar.org.

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