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Posted by: Kate Prince on Nov 3, 2021

A new report from the New York State Bar Association Task Force on Attorney Well-Being recommends law firms cap billable hours, encourage full vacations and manage client expectations to promote well-being, the ABA Journal reports. The state bar report found that law firms should cap billable hours at 1,800 per year and should not exceed the cap when determining bonus eligibility. Three thousand eighty nine lawyers responded to the bar’s survey and, on a scale of one to five, gave their overall satisfaction with law practice a 3.42. When asked what problems impact well-being the most, the top three answers were no down time, client expectations and demands and financial pressures in the business of law. Those with 101 to 200 lawyers in their firms were the least satisfied, while those with 21 to 50 in their practices were most satisfied. Judges were the most satisfied among practice types.