Released on = January 17, 2006, 5:19 am

Press Release Author = JD Bliss

Industry = Law

Press Release Summary = JD Bliss, a leading provider of resources to attorneys
seeking greater quality of life and career satisfaction, announces the launch of its
"Work Life Balance Calculator," an online tool that helps attorneys measure the
impact of billable hours on their personal lives. The Calculator can be found at:
http://www.envoyglobal.net/jdbliss/test/calculator2.htm.

Press Release Body = New York, New York, January 17, 2006 - JD Bliss
(www.jdbliss.com), a leading provider of resources to attorneys seeking greater
quality of life and career satisfaction, announces the launch of its "Work Life
Balance Calculator," an online tool that helps attorneys measure the impact of
billable hours on their personal lives.

The tool is simple to use. A lawyer first plugs in the number of billable hours per
year required by his or her law firm (e.g., 2,000 hours/year). The lawyer then
accesses a series of menus tied to a normal workweek, into which he or she can enter
values such as the average time time he or she arrives at and leaves the office each
day, and the hours per day devoted to non-billable work. After the attorney hits
"Calculate," the calculator reveals whether the attorney will meet his or her
billable hour target given the scheduling values previously entered.

The Work Life Balance Calculator can help lawyers:

--schedule fixed blocks of time for personal interests and activities such as
exercise while still meeting their billable hour targets;

--illustrate for a spouse or significant other how billable hour requirements impact
the time available for personal interests and activities; and

--measure the impact of increasing/decreasing billable hour targets on personal time.

"Recent surveys have shown that billable hour requirements remain one of the most
unpopular 'traditions' of the legal profession, especially for associates," observed
Joshua Fruchter, JD Bliss's founder and editor-in-chief, and a former attorney. "Our
Work Life Balance Calculator helps attorneys get a handle on their billable hour
targets and schedule personal time that might otherwise seem hopelessly elusive."

The Calculator can be found at:

http://www.envoyglobal.net/jdbliss/test/calculator2.htm

Attorneys interested in a 15-minute tutorial on using the calculator to achieve
greater work life balance may contact JD Bliss at 866-833-6245.

About JD Bliss

JD Bliss provides content, tools and other resources to attorneys seeking greater
work life balance, career satisfaction, and personal growth through its blog,
seminars and email newsletter, which now reaches over 27,000 subscribers every other
week. For further information visit http://www.jdbliss.com.

Web Site = www.JDBliss.com

Contact Details = Joshua Fruchter
445 Park Avenue, Suite 9000
New York , 10022
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