Legal Cheek talks… crazy billable hours targets

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The tactics firms use to whip their lawyers into shape, and whether they work

It’s no secret lawyers work long days but — across the City — firms are becoming more creative in their approach to policing solicitors’ hours.

Legal Cheek journalists Tom Connelly and Katie King reflect on recent developments at Howard Kennedy, DLA Piper and Nabarro, and question whether “shaming” lawyers is ever in firms’ best interests.

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