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Old 04-01-2023, 09:24 AM
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3PQE at a B4 M&A + PE funds practice. Have a question for those who successfully secured the bag during the great resignation last year. I have been approached by a recruiter for a funds role in a US firm looking to set up shop in SG. The compensation is more than twice of what I am getting right now but afaik 20% lesser than my NY counterparts. Would like to check if this is normal practice for Singapore offices of US firms in SG?
Yes it's normal. Many US firms pay their Singapore lawyers less on the argument that our legal education is an undergrad degree whereas the US lawyers who got a JD studied an extra three years.

(Though the reality is that they do it because they are competing with the **** pay in local firms and don't have to pay so much to entice Singapore lawyers.)
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