Ever since I started school I have been hearing about what a pain it is to keep up with billable hours, but I have not had to do it myself until this semester. I'm in the office seven and a half hours a day, and if I stay busy all day I usually wind up with about five billable hours.
On the one hand, I feel like I need to pack on more billable hours to justify my employment, so I have a powerful incentive to keep the meter running no matter what.
On the other hand, I know my time is being billed to the client at an extravagant rate, so I feel guilty if I bill even one minute spent chatting with my office mates, staring out the window or whatnot.
Billing is ethical dilemma number one in the legal profession.
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