Ed.
note:
Welcome
to
our
daily
feature,
Quote
of
the
Day.
During
slower
periods,
I
feel
constant
pressure
that
I
will
be
under
my
billable
hour
expectations,
and
it
is
difficult
to
relax
and
enjoy
my
free
time.
On
the
other
hand,
when
I
am
billing
enough
hours
to
meet
my
annual
requirement,
the
amount
of
work
that
I
am
doing
makes
it
difficult
to
maintain
relationships
in
my
personal
life.
—
An
anonymous
DLA
Piper
associate,
in
comments
given
to
the
American
Lawyer
in
its
survey
about
what
associates
would
change
about
the
legal
profession
to
benefit
their
mental
health.
Associates
are
increasingly
worried
about
their
billable
hours
as
the
threat
of
“performance-based”
layoffs
loom
large
across
Biglaw.
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Zaretsky is
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worked
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