Current 1L fortunate enough to be considering job offers from three firms with differing billable requirements. One states 1,800, another 2,000, and the third claims to have "no minimum." Both 1 and 2 allow pro bono, training, etc. to count towards the requirement. Will these differences have any meaningful impact on the associate experience?
Taken at face value, a \~10% difference in annual hours seems significant. I know, however, that people work hard at all of these firms, so I was a bit hesitant to ask about this in interviews for fear of coming across as someone who's looking to avoid that. Is this something I should give any weight to in choosing a firm? Thanks in advance for the advice.