[hudibras]

"That fits my observation of New York law firms, where associates routinely bill 3,000 hours each year. That equates to 60 hours per week during a 50 week year; including non-billable hours, these 3,000-hour lawyers generally worked 12 hour days, six days a week."

When I read that, my first thought is overbilling, not overworking.

[ams6110]

Say the firm bills in 0.25 hour increments. Spend 10 minutes reading emails from 4 different clients, and you've billed an hour.

[Evbn]

And you are on course to meet a different lawyer when you are sued for double billing.

[bignoggins]

you can't bill unless you are actively working on the case. So that's 60 BILLABLE hours, which often translates to 80+ hours total including breaks.