2017 Report of the Economic Survey

Private Firm, Associate

For the first 10 years of experience, 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 1,280 2,007 1,860 1,847 1,693 1,835 1,637 1,568 1,771 1,849

1,000

1,400

1,700 1,500 1,973 1,915 1,900 1,800 1,925 1,814 1,650 1,875 2,000

1,944 1,788 2,214 2,140 2,150 1,957 2,050 1,950 1,963 2,023 2,050

2,120

All Individuals

5 6

ISD ISD

662

ISD ISD

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

1,775 1,472 1,650 1,525 1,482 1,435 1,325 1,600 1,580

13 11 16 11 11 12 11 11

1,168

2,520 2,661 2,045 2,360 1,990 2,177 2,182 2,120

714 940

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

1,400

920 752

1,080 1,368

For the first 10 years of experience, average hourly billing rate in 2016 (Q30) Private Firm, Associate

Average hourly billing rate in 2016

10th Percentile 10%

First Quartile 25%

Third Quartile 75%

90th Percentile 90%

Number of Individuals

Mean (Average)

Median (Midpoint)

186

$386 $209 $293 $315 $394 $318 $304 $385 $441 $503 $382

$225

$274 $190 $238 $250 $290 $249 $225 $310 $325 $336 $278

$340 $203 $288 $280 $370 $308 $260 $350 $400 $460 $343

$475 $243 $355 $325 $535 $386 $318 $425 $600 $650 $431

$606

All Individuals

6 8

ISD ISD

ISD ISD

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

15 10 18 14 13 11 12 12

$246 $229 $219 $203 $238 $172 $303 $250

$513 $583 $467 $580 $682 $692 $844 $670

Years of Intellectual Property Law Experience

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