2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Associate

Billable hours recorded in 2016 (Q29) Private Firm, Associate

How many billable hours did you record in 2016?

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

172

1,636 1,798 1,751 1,656 1,676 1,533 1,204 1,222 1,512 1,475 1,933 1,585 1,636 1,658 1,783 1,989 1,782 1,735 1,805 1,563 1,751 1,619 1,232 1,764 1,858 1,804 1,663 1,582 1,854 1,683 1,700 1,808 1,539 1,604 1,474 1,517 1,281 1,677 1,482 1,656 1,662 1,487 1,655 1,400 1,741 1,402 1,459 1,116 1,374 1,455 1,570 1,618 1,769 1,866 1,789 955

1,000 1,055 1,320

1,400 1,600 1,500 1,426 1,500 1,220

1,700 1,890 1,800 1,790 1,700 1,612 1,375 1,200 1,700 1,500 1,850 1,650 1,650 1,800 1,850 1,913 1,780 1,700 1,975 1,500 1,752 1,600 1,100 1,233 1,900 1,975 1,800 1,650 1,600 1,904 1,883 1,800 1,850 1,600 1,600 1,600 1,475 1,200 1,750 1,600 1,800 1,655 1,600 1,715 1,550 1,750 1,700 1,400 1,083 1,360 1,475 1,500 1,725 1,800 1,904 1,855

1,944 2,125 1,977 1,951 1,974 1,780 1,513 1,555 1,830 1,900 1,959 2,030 1,813 2,250 1,895 1,963 2,039 2,208 2,276 1,927 1,310 1,600 1,989 2,000 1,916 1,902 1,979 1,963 2,005 1,878 1,770 1,900 1,838 1,675 1,951 1,870 1,952 1,957 1,750 1,938 2,225 2,000 1,341 1,675 1,725 1,899 1,947 1,964 2,108 2,000 ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD ISD

2,120 2,426 2,160 2,066 2,055 2,130 1,775

All Individuals

35 27 34 28 28 10

Fewer than 5 5-6 7-9 10-14 15-24 25-34 35 or More

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

950

1,242

872 504 ISD 800 590 ISD 912 920 ISD ISD ISD ISD 686 ISD ISD 996 ISD ISD 975 ISD

848 900

5

ISD

14 11

1,000 1,200

1,963 2,004

Boston CMSA NYC CMSA Philadelphia CMSA Washington, DC CMSA Other East Metro Southeast Other Southeast Chicago CMSA Minne.-St. Paul PMSA Other Central Texas Los Angeles CMSA San Francisco CMSA Other West Non-US Computer Hardware Computer Software Electrical Mechanical Medical/ Health Care Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Chemical

3

ISD

ISD

34 10

1,388 1,400 1,425 1,783 1,720 1,482 1,618 ISD

2,128 2,185

6 3 6 9

ISD ISD ISD ISD

Location

27 12

1,290

2,200 2,468

5 4

950

ISD ISD

1,225 1,386

22

2,106

6 8

588

ISD ISD

1,000 1,450

14

2,493

3

ISD

ISD

IP Technical Specialization (>=50%)

27 16 44

1,498

1,623 1,500 1,315 1,088 1,500 1,580 1,265 1,484 1,120 1,063 1,000 1,450 1,097 1,413 1,408 1,300 1,443 ISD

2,111 2,231 2,075

970

1,060

3 8

ISD ISD 800

ISD ISD

39 51 25 21 11 10 13

2,200 2,186 1,986 1,940 2,085 2,400 1,984 2,126 2,060 2,128 2,136 1,943 2,122

Younger than 35 35-39 40-44 45-49 50-54 55-59 60 or Older

1,400 1,008 1,082

Age

576 815 644

137

1,080

Male Female

Gender

33

770 945

108

Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctorate Degree White/Caucasian Hispanic/Latino Asian/Pacific Islander Blended Other

Highest Non-Law Degree

46 15

1,070

816

141

1,010

4

ISD

425

ISD

13

1,060

1,550

2,290

Ethnicity

3 3 4 9

ISD ISD ISD ISD 950 800 841

ISD ISD 925

ISD ISD ISD ISD

1-2 3-5 6-10

1,050 1,204 1,350 1,433 1,588 1,750 1,690

Full-time Intellectual

18 29 36 30 23 18

2,015 2,125 2,211 2,077 2,200 2,138

11-25 26-50 51-100 101-150 More than 150

Property lawyers and agents in the firm or corporation

1,405 1,265 1,180

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