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[bickle_tROM]

Looking at their site, it’s not like they hire only people from the best technical or law schools.  There are plenty of associates from tier 3 or 4 schools and they’re not all order of the coif either.  Very few MIT or Berkeley grads.

[arcturus]

I have known plenty of people from that firm. They are generally good, heads-up people, and generally very happy to leave when they do, in view of the number of hours they have to bill. As the saying goes, don't wish too hard, or you might get what you hope for.

[bickle_tROM]

What are their billable requirements for associates?  For agents?

[stuffball]

In answer to the original question:  all the hot chicks.

[Examinerguy]

In answer to the original question:  all the hot chicks.

With no time to #$@# them.

[klaviernista]

What are their billable requirements for associates?  For agents?

From my contacts within the firm:

Associates (litigation or prosecution): 2000 billables + 200 firm citizenship hours
Agents:  same as associates
Technical specialists: 2000 billables.  Unsure of firm citizenship hours
Student associates: 1500 billables; full reimbursement (exlcuding taxes) for classes passed with a grade of B or higher.  Firm citizenship hours encouraged but not required.

My understanding is that the student associates and and tech specs bill and work very close to the number of hour specified by their billable goal.  Junior prosecution associates will typically bill around their billable goal, but work 10-20% more non-billable hours (in addition to the firm citizenship hours).  Junior litigators oftent bill above their billable goal, with their billed hours more closely approximating the number of hours worked.  Mid to high mid associates (either prosecution or litigation) work a ridiculous number of hours (~10-12 hours per day during the week, with another 4-8 in the office on the weekend, plus client development and firm citizenship).  All the partners work hard, but the "degree" to which they work hard varies considerably.  I've heard that some of the rainmakers there bill 3300+ hours per year.

[bald & chained]

so 3300/year works out to about 9hrs/day for 365 days a year. Sounds balanced, allright... One of my coworkers is this workaholic type that bills around 3K a year. He's in early 30s, a young partner, but already has a full head of gray hair.  I predict a heart attack between 40 and 50, after which he'll mellow out.

[MYK]

so 3300/year works out to about 9hrs/day for 365 days a year. Sounds balanced, allright... One of my coworkers is this workaholic type that bills around 3K a year. He's in early 30s, a young partner, but already has a full head of gray hair.  I predict a heart attack between 40 and 50, after which he'll mellow out cool down.

Fixed.

[bickle_tROM]

Is 2000 a year really THAT much?  I thought the average was around 1950?

[machochismo]

Every once and a while some idiot starts a Finnegan thread because he can't get hired here.

Let me dispel the mystery:

1) Finnegan hires ONLY top notch people.  Others need not apply.
2) Top notch has nothing to do with where you went to law school or where you got your technical degree.  At Finnegan, they search for legal smarts that are much more important than these things. 
3) If you are even asking these questions you are not good enough to work for the firm.

[arcturus]

I might respect your opinion somewhat if you had ever actually worked there. 

[machochismo]

I might respect your opinion if you learn to make sense.

[arcturus]

It does not make sense because you are a self-confessed bottom of the barrel law student.

[machochismo]

and yet I have a job and you don't.

[arcturus]

How's that, self-confessed mediocre student?