What Are the 'Unbillable Hours' That Make Your Work Life Worth the Effort Each Day?
This week, we noted an ex-BigLaw associate’s memoir, Unbillable Hours, in which Ian Graham writes about life at Latham & Watkins. He had doubts about BigLaw life in his first few months, in which he spent a lot of time doing document review. But he found fulfillment at the firm while working pro bono on clearing murder charges against Mario Rocha.
This week, we’d like to ask: What are the “unbillable hours” that make your work life worth the effort each day? What is it other than your paycheck that is keeping you going?
Answer in the comments.
Read the answers to last week’s question: How Do You Know When to Turn Down a Case—for Your Own Good?
Featured answer:
Posted by Jeffrey W. Hutson on Facebook: “When a prospective client has talked with a lot of lawyers but has decided that I am the only honest one.”
