<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishEsther Lardent, mkurugenzi wa Taasisi ya Pro Bono katika Chuo Kikuu cha Georgetown, alisema wakati wa uchumi mzuri wa mwishoni mwa miaka ya 1990 aliona wanasheria katika makampuni makubwa ghafla kuwajibika kwa saa 2,300 za malipo kwa mwaka, ikilinganishwa na masaa 1,700 ya kawaida na ya muda mdogo.  <response>: Esther F. Lardent, director of the Pro Bono Institute at Georgetown University Law Center, said the good economic times of the late 90s saw lawyers at large firms suddenly responsible for as many as 2,300 billable hours per year, compared with the less time- consuming and more typical 1,700 hours. 