___ 1. I feel that a realistic goal for me (and/or other junior associates at firms) is to make as much money as possible for a few years and to get good training, rather than to set my sights on "making partner" or being at the firm long-term.

___ 2. I would take a reduction in pay in exchange for a lower "billable hours" or "total hours" expectation if I could be sure that I would not be seen as less valuable than others who worked longer hours and the reduction in hours would not impair my long-term career prospects. The number of total hours I would like to work per year is approximately ____.

___ 3. I would be more committed to the firm, or more likely to remain at the firm, if I thought work-family balance were really possible without jeopardizing one's career or being looked down upon.

___ 4. I would take a reduction in pay in exchange for a lower billable or total hours expectation and a longer partnership track than my colleagues if I believed I would feel equally valued for the work that I do.

___ 5. I feel that it is extremely unlikely that I would be considered as valuable or as committed as other associates with higher billable hours if I chose to work 80% time on a permanent basis with an understanding that I would be reviewed for partnership a year or two later than my class.

___ 6. As a partner, I expect that associates will bill sufficient hours to earn their own compensation and overhead and provide some monetary contribution to the firm (e.g. to partners). This expectation is fair because the partners are taking the risk that there will not be enough work to pay for associate salaries, benefits, and other overhead to provide partners fair compensation for their efforts.

___ 7. The partners are entitled to expect that associates bill a certain percentage more than their salary and allocated overhead in order to be profitable, e.g., increase partners' compensation. That percentage is ____.

___ 8. I feel that it is impossible to be a fully performing partner and work forty-two or fewer (billable and non-billable) hours per week on a more or less permanent basis.

___ 9. I feel that it is unlikely or impossible to be viewed by other partners as a fully performing partner and work forty-two or fewer (billable and non-billable) hours per week on a more or less permanent basis.

___ 10. When I have worked less than forty-five hours per week for any extended period of time, I have felt consistent pressure to work more hours in order to be viewed as a contributor to the firm.

___ 11. I would like to work in a law firm that is structured so that partners could choose to work thirty-five hours per week (excluding lunch hours) and still be profitable.

___ 12. I would like to work in a law firm that is structured so that lawyers could choose to work thirty-five hours per week, on average, and still be profitable.

____ 13. I would like to work in a law firm that is structured so that lawyers could choose to work thirty-five hours per week, on average, and still be profitable, but I think it is impossible.