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Associate Billable Hours::National (from betterlegalprofession.org)

abbreviations: A = Austin, CM = Costa Mesa, D = Dallas, FW = Fort Worth, H = Houston, I = Irvine, LA = Los Angeles, NB = Newport Beach, P = Portland, R = Riverside, S = Seattle, SA = San Antonio, SD = San Diego, SF = San Francisco, SV = Silicon Valley

Firm Market Average billable hours Minimum billable hours
Clifford Chance UsNYC*50
Karr Tuttle Campbell (S)NW*1400
Reed SmithChicago*1700
Reed SmithPhil*1700
Arnold & PorterDC*1800
Hogan & HartsonDC*1800
Moses & SingerNYC*1800
Wolf, Greenfield & SacksBoston*1800
Miller Nash (P)NW*1800
Davis Wright Tremaine (S)NW*1800
Davis Wright Tremaine (P)NW*1800
Stoel Rives (S)NW*1800
Riddell Williams (S)NW*1800
Stoel Rives (P)NW*1800
Dunn Carney (P)NW*1800
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt (P)NW14001800
Hanson, Bridgett (SF)NorCal15271800
Troutman SandersAtlanta15951800
Tonkon Torp (P)NW16051800
Garvey Schubert Barer (S)NW16261800
Foster Pepper (S)NW16521800
Womble CarlyleAtlanta17711800
Parker, HudsonAtlanta19261800
Wiley ReinDC19641800
Patterson NYC*1850
Perkins Coie Brown & Bain (S)NW*1850
Cooley Godward Kronish (SV)NorCal*1850
Fox RothschildPhil*1850
Perkins Coie Brown & Bain (P)NW*1850
Bullivant Houser Bailey (P)NW*1850
Pryor CashmanNYC*1850
Nixon PeabodyBoston*1850
Lane Powell (S)NW*1850
Dorsey & Whitney (S)NW*1850
Foley & LardnerBoston15271850
Foley & LardnerChicago16531850
Foley & LardnerDC17011850
Kelly Hart & Hallman (FW)Texas18251880
Holland & KnightBoston*1900
Latham & Watkins (LA)SoCal*1900
Akerman SenterfittMiami*1900
Latham & Watkins (SF)NorCal*1900
Seyfarth ShawChicago*1900
Sughrue Mion, PDC*1900
Ballard SpahrPhil*1900
Choate, Hall & StewartBoston*1900
Seyfarth Shaw (LA)SoCal*1900
Latham & WatkinsNYC*1900
Fish & RichardsonBoston*1900
Seyfarth ShawBoston*1900
Holland & KnightChicago*1900
Bryan CaveNYC*1900
Nutter, Mcclennen & FishBoston*1900
Holland & KnightDC*1900
Holland & KnightMiami*1900
Seyfarth ShawAtlanta*1900
Latham & Watkins (SD)SoCal*1900
Latham & WatkinsDC*1900
Latham & WatkinsChicago*1900
Cox Smith (SA)Texas15841900
Nelson MullinsAtlanta17321900
Arnall Golden GregoryAtlanta17331900
Mckenna Long & AldridgeAtlanta17611900
Mckenna Long & AldridgeDC17611900
Loeb & Loeb (LA)SoCal17691900
Loeb & LoebNYC17691900
Crowell & MoringDC18141900
Thompson, Coe (D)Texas18551900
Cadwalader, Wickersham & TaftNYC19001900
Stradley RononPhil19291900
Finnegan, HendersonDC*1920
Morris, Manning & MartinAtlanta17321920
Mintz, LevinBoston*1925
Jackson Walker (D)Texas*1950
Steptoe & JohnsonDC*1950
Kilpatrick StocktonAtlanta*1950
Sutherland AsbillDC*1950
Drinker Biddle & ReathChicago*1950
Pillsbury WinthropNYC*1950
McguirewoodsChicago*1950
Farella Braun + Martel (SF)NorCal*1950
Schnader HarrisonPhil*1950
DechertPhil*1950
Drinker Biddle & ReathPhil*1950
Winstead (D)Texas*1950
Pillsbury WinthropDC*1950
Edwards AngellBoston*1950
Thompson & Knight (D)Texas*1950
Sutherland AsbillAtlanta*1950
Pillsbury Winthrop (SF)NorCal*1950
Epstein Becker & GreenNYC*1950
Goodwin ProcterNYC14851950
Goodwin ProcterBoston16151950
Arent FoxDC17251950
Ungaretti & HarrisChicago17311950
Wildman, HarroldChicago17421950
Buchanan IngersollPhil17461950
Sheppard, Mullin (LA)SoCal17491950
Sedgwick, Detert (SF)NorCal17911950
Carlton FieldsMiami17981950
Rutan & Tucker (CM)SoCal18661950
Patton BoggsDC19091950
Dickstein ShapiroDC19831950
Patton Boggs (D)Texas20141950
Hogan & HartsonNYC*2000
Katten Muchin RosenmanChicago*2000
Kelley Drye & WarrenNYC*2000
Mayer BrownDC*2000
Locke LordChicago*2000
Kelley Drye & WarrenDC*2000
Kaye ScholerNYC*2000
Baker & MckenzieChicago*2000
DechertNYC*2000
Jenner & BlockChicago*2000
Dewey & LeboeufDC*2000
Baker & MckenzieNYC*2000
Katten Muchin RosenmanNYC*2000
Dewey & LeboeufNYC*2000
Locke Lord (D)Texas*2000
Schiff HardinChicago*2000
Bracewell & Giuliani (H)Texas*2000
Locke Lord (H)Texas*2000
Mayer BrownChicago*2000
Curtis, Mallet-prevostNYC15182000
Gardere Wynne Sewell (D)Texas16882000
White & CaseDC17402000
Vedder PriceChicago17862000
White & CaseNYC18102000
Baker Botts (H)Texas18112000
Baker Botts (D)Texas18112000
Baker BottsDC18112000
Neal, Gerber & EisenbergChicago18312000
White & CaseMiami19182000
WilmerhaleDC19912000
WilmerhaleNYC19912000
WilmerhaleBoston19912000
LinklatersNYC*2200
The following firms did not reveal their minimum billable hours, if any
Kramer LevinNYC1557*
K&L GatesDC1595*
K&L Gates (S)NW1595*
K&L Gates (D)Texas1595*
K&L GatesBoston1595*
Bell, Boyd & LloydChicago1595*
Seward & KisselNYC1600*
Herrick, FeinsteinNYC1740*
Covington & BurlingDC1750*
Dla Piper UsNYC1753*
Dla Piper UsDC1753*
Dla Piper UsChicago1753*
Dla Piper Us (SD)SoCal1753*
Blank RomeNYC1813*
Blank RomePhil1813*
Winston & StrawnNYC1900*
Winston & StrawnChicago1900*
Winston & StrawnDC1900*
Kirkland & EllisChicago1922*
Kirkland & EllisNYC1922*
Kirkland & EllisDC1922*
Andrews Kurth (H)Texas1950*
King & SpaldingDC2006*
King & SpaldingAtlanta2100*
Akin GumpNYC**
Akin GumpDC**
Akin Gump (D)Texas**
Alston & BirdAtlanta**
Alston & BirdNYC**
Bingham Mccutchen (SF)NorCal**
Bingham MccutchenDC**
Bingham MccutchenBoston**
Bingham MccutchenNYC**
Cahill Gordon & ReindelNYC**
Carter Ledyard & MilburnNYC**
Chadbourne & ParkeNYC**
Cleary GottliebDC**
Cleary GottliebNYC**
Covington & BurlingNYC**
Cravath, Swaine & MooreNYC**
Davis Polk & WardwellNYC**
Debevoise & PlimptonNYC**
Dow LohnesDC**
Fitzpatrick, CellaNYC**
Fried, FrankNYC**
Fried, FrankDC**
Fulbright & JaworskiNYC**
Fulbright & Jaworski (H)Texas**
Fulbright & Jaworski (D)Texas**
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher (LA)SoCal**
Gibson, Dunn & CrutcherDC**
Gibson, Dunn & CrutcherNYC**
Greenberg TraurigChicago**
Greenberg TraurigBoston**
Greenberg TraurigMiami**
Greenberg TraurigNYC**
Haynes And Boone (D)Texas**
Haynes And Boone (H)Texas**
Hinckley, Allen & SnyderBoston**
HowreyDC**
Hughes Hubbard & ReedNYC**
Hunton & WilliamsAtlanta**
Hunton & WilliamsDC**
Hunton & Williams (D)Texas**
Hunton & WilliamsMiami**
Jones DayAtlanta**
Jones DayChicago**
Jones DayDC**
Jones DayNYC**
Jones Day (D)Texas**
Jones Day (LA)SoCal**
Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (LA)SoCal**
Mayer BrownNYC**
Mcdermott Will & EmeryChicago**
Mcdermott Will & EmeryDC**
Mcdermott Will & EmeryNYC**
Mcdermott Will & EmeryBoston**
Milbank, TweedNYC**
Morgan, Lewis & BockiusDC**
Morgan, Lewis & BockiusPhil**
Morgan, Lewis & BockiusNYC**
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius (SF)NorCal**
Morrison & FoersterNYC**
Morrison & Foerster (SF)NorCal**
Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr (D)Texas**
O'Melveny & Myers (LA)SoCal**
O'Melveny & MyersDC**
O'Melveny & MyersNYC**
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (SF)NorCal**
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe (SV)NorCal**
Orrick, Herrington & SutcliffeNYC**
Paul, HastingsAtlanta**
Paul, HastingsNYC**
Paul, HastingsDC**
Paul, Hastings (LA)SoCal**
Paul, WeissNYC**
Proskauer RoseNYC**
Proskauer RoseBoston**
Ropes & GrayBoston**
Ropes & GrayNYC**
Schulte Roth & ZabelNYC**
Shearman & SterlingNYC**
Sidley AustinNYC**
Sidley Austin (LA)SoCal**
Sidley AustinChicago**
Sidley AustinDC**
Simpson ThacherNYC**
Skadden, Arps (LA)SoCal**
Skadden, ArpsNYC**
Skadden, ArpsChicago**
Skadden, ArpsDC**
Stearns WeaverMiami**
Stroock & Stroock & LavanNYC**
Venable Llp - BaltimoreDC**
Vinson & Elkins (H)Texas**
Vinson & Elkins (D)Texas**
Wachtell, LiptonNYC**
Weil, Gotshal & MangesNYC**
Williams & ConnollyDC**
Williams Kastner (S)NW**
Willkie Farr & GallagherDC**
Willkie Farr & GallagherNYC**
Wilson Sonsini (SV)NorCal**

This chart reports the average annual billable hours and the minimum annual billable hour expectations for associates at all law offices.

An asterisk indicates that the firm did not provide this information. We treated missing data as if it were zero.

The chart includes all firms with 0 attorneys in their National offices. See How We Did This for more on our data gathering process.

Bold denotes the most prestigious law firms in the country, according to vault's 2007 regional rankings