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re: Life as a Lawyer Advice Needed
Posted on 4/16/24 at 3:23 am to ELVIS U
Posted on 4/16/24 at 3:23 am to ELVIS U
Just a fun little update post to spark some discussion. Here's an example of what a first year is making in LA (while billing 2k hours):
frick, that. I'd rather go dig some ditches
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I've been practicing for a year - this is my first job out of school in deep south Louisiana. I split my time about 40/40/20 between insurance defense, general business and municipal litigation, and estate planning areas. I'm expected to make 2000 billable hours/year (right now, my average billing is about 160-170 hours/month). CLE expenses are always entirely reimbursed. Health insurance is mid-tier. Currently, my salary sits at $65,000/year. Bonus seems to be about $7,000/year.
frick, that. I'd rather go dig some ditches
This post was edited on 4/16/24 at 4:28 am
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Posted on 4/16/24 at 6:52 am to TheOcean
Now I know why kingbob is so salty
Posted on 4/16/24 at 9:50 am to TheOcean
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Here's an example of what a first year is making in LA (while billing 2k hours):
That is unusually low pay for an associate at a LA firm. Most small to mid size firms in a decent sized city are going to bottom out at about 80k. Bigger firms closer to 100k bottom. Not sure where this person lives, but sounds like he needs to move.
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