http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/billable+hours/academics/default.aspxTags: billable hours, academicsenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/04/01/more-on-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-billable-hour.aspxTue, 01 Apr 2008 18:44:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:2334Emily Bazelon0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/2334.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=2334Judith , you nailed the efficiency vs. availability conundrum. I'm sure there is room for law firms to dethrone The Hour—and here's a good recent Slate piece by Lisa Lerer explaining why the push for them to do so is coming from their clients. Perhaps...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/04/01/more-on-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-billable-hour.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=2334" width="1" height="1">academicsgender issuesworkplace equitylaw firmsbillable hours