Hiring Payback: Billable Time vs Assistant Cost
A short law practice decision problem. Use the supplied facts, commit to one action, then check your reasoning. Fictional practice; no leaderboard score is recorded.
Law practice · owner time value
You bill $250 an hour and have a waiting list of clients. You currently spend six hours a week scanning and filing documents. An assistant would do it for $22 an hour.
| Given fact | Scenario data |
|---|---|
| Your billing rate | $250 / hour |
| Administrative work | 6 hours / week |
| Assistant's rate | $22 / hour |
| Available client demand | Waiting list |