Bloomberg Law
Aug. 9, 2016, 1:26 PM UTC

The New Crowell & Moring Billable Hour Requirement

Casey Sullivan

It was excitement, followed by fear.

“At first I was feeling like I NEEDED [my firm] to match, but now... I am a little worried that raising salaries to 180 will be a way for firms to demand even MORE insane hours from new associates.”

That’s what one law graduate wrote to us after dozens of major law firms issued pay raises to associates throughout the country . We initially thought: You’re going to work pretty hard either way — it’s Big Law after all. But news emerged last week that could keep this foot soldier’s fear alive.

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