For those who have been following the posts from this week, by now you have learned how to “save” your vacation days if your firm has a 0.1 billable day policy, and the reasons why I believe this is actually a fair policy to the firm and to associates.
But, you ask, what if my firm [...]
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How to take vacation without using your vacation days – Part 2
Posted in Billable hours, Vacation on December 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Why the 0.1 hour work day is not a vacation
Posted in Vacation on December 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In Monday’s post, I recommended that you check your firm’s policy on vacation days. In particular, I advised that you determine if your firm allows you to count a 0.1 hour day as a work day. Some firms do; some don’t. Today, we explore the rationale behind a 0.1 hour work day policy.
After reading Monday’s [...]
How to take vacation without using your vacation days – Part 1
Posted in Vacation on November 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. This week, we continue the theme that we started last week: vacation vacation vacation. If you read my post from 11-24-09, I talked about how to invest your vacation days so that when you depart your firm, you’ll have created a very nice golden parachute [...]
Investing in your vacation time
Posted in Vacation on November 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Financial investments are incredibly important to lawyers. As an associate at Biglaw, you’re making more money than you’ve ever made at a previous job, and–for those transitioning straight from the poor student lifestyle–it must feel like highway robbery at first. But what do you do with all that money? You can put it into a [...]
