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Old 26-01-2013, 12:31 AM
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I heard about a guy with a US law degree doing corporate law for a foreign firm here getting about 15k his first year. Apparently his hours are quite good too and he goes home at 6-7 most days.

Does anyone know if this is just an anomaly? Either in terms of pay or hours?
If he's from Harvard or Yale Law School, and near the top of his cohort, it's possible. But even then 15k is still extremely high for a first year associate, even if it's a large foreign firm like Baker. So yea, probably an anomaly, so simply inaccurate info.
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