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Re:The billable hour is a trap into which more and more of u... by Traubenfuchs on Thursday May 26, 2022 @07:04PM (#31524339)
He is clearly not very good with that billable hour craze. By doubling efficiancy you can sell the same hour to two customers.

This is normal and encouraged in law and the consulting world.

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Re:The billable hour is a trap into which more and more of u... by gnicholas on Thursday May 26, 2022 @07:57PM (#31524693)
In my time as a lawyer, I only knew one associate who bragged about overbilling. Not surprisingly, the child of a politician.
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Re:The billable hour is a trap into which more and more of u... by Wowfunhappy on Thursday May 26, 2022 @07:23PM (#31524486)
It is?! Couldn't this also be considered fraud?
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Re:The billable hour is a trap into which more and more of u... by rhino369 on Thursday May 26, 2022 @09:39PM (#31525249)
It's definitely not overtly encouraged in the legal field. You'd get disbarred if anyone found out about it. That said, there isn't much proactive looking for fraud.
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