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Annual Chargeable Hours Goal CalculatorWeekly Pace and Catch-Up

Is the practice earning what it should for the hours it spends?

Weekly chargeable hours needed for an annual goal, and the weekly pace needed to catch up from hours charged to date.

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Your figures
Example figuresIllustrative only. Type over them with your own.
Chargeable hours per week for the goal
31.3 hours
Weekly pace to hit the annual goal
Hours still needed (0 once the goal is met)
600.0 hours
Weekly pace needed over remaining weeks
33.3 hours
Drawn to one scale
Chargeable hours per week for the goal31.3 hours
Hours still needed (0 once the goal is met)600.0 hours
Weekly pace needed over remaining weeks33.3 hours
All results
MeasureResult
Chargeable hours per week for the goal31.3 hours
Hours still needed (0 once the goal is met)600.0 hours
Weekly pace needed over remaining weeks33.3 hours
How this was worked out
Work shownrecomputed as you type
Weekly hours = goal / working weeks
Catch-up pace = (goal - hours to date) / weeks remaining

Illustrative arithmetic on the figures you enter. Check the result against your firm's methodology before relying on it.

The formulas

  • Weekly hours = goal / working weeks
  • Catch-up pace = (goal - hours to date) / weeks remaining

How it works

Take working weeks after holidays and leave. The catch-up figure shows the pace the rest of the year needs.

Illustrative figures only. Check the result against your firm's methodology before relying on it.

Common questions

Does it adjust for busy season?

No. It spreads the goal evenly over the working weeks, so compare the pace with how your own chargeable hours fall across the year.

Formulas on this page are the standard definitions.

Runs in your browser. The figures you type are not sent to CORAA or stored. Check the result against your firm's methodology before relying on it.

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