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I'm sure I'd shit seeing those rates. At a surface level staff rates in my world are much lower than those in law, but I also have more levers to pull to generate profit. I'd assume that outside of some reimbursable expenses most law firms have their entire nut baked into those billable rates.
And to your point, the stuff I'm talking about is relative, I can justify and successfully negotiate higher rates for our people because we are a premium brand and a known commodity in the market. I'd assume a similar situation in a big law vs mom & pop law firm
Not law, but going rates for partners at Big 4 accounting firms are over $1,000 per hour. Hell they charge like $250 per hour for a first year staff that can’t tell their ass from a tax deduction. Big law is going to be a lot higher than that.