Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone knows what the likely pay will be for new PTCs starting 2025?

Heard some firms are doing first 6 months PTC: $2,000; and second 6 months PTC: $2,500

TSMP is paying 3.5k , an honorarium which is believed to be market-leading in Singapore. Can take leave also. really good welfare.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Interested to head about Mayer Brown, Ashurst and HSF too (via Singapore PTC route)

Just be careful of these "international" JLVs/FLAs like Pinsent Masons, Mayer Brown, Clyde & Co. Most of these are just bait-and-switch outfits.

They will offer you TCs in their local side and give you pay packages that are just on par with Big 4 pay (or it could be lower), but their billable targets will be higher than Big 4. The worst is when these tie-ups fall apart, then you'll end up in the sinking local firm unless you managed to claw your way into the international side.

Will law firms keep tc spots for their trainees if they decide to accept a JLC offer?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Interested to head about Mayer Brown, Ashurst and HSF too (via Singapore PTC route)

HSF offers a direct E&W TC in the Sg office since last year. I'd imagine the pay is higher than Baker but lower than CC. Pretty sure the FLA side (Prolegis) no longer offers Sg bar PTCs - but anyone feel free to correct me.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

HSF offers a direct E&W TC in the Sg office since last year. I'd imagine the pay is higher than Baker but lower than CC. Pretty sure the FLA side (Prolegis) no longer offers Sg bar PTCs - but anyone feel free to correct me.

can confirm, interviewed with them last year

Originally Posted by Unregistered

can confirm, interviewed with them last year

Drawback to this is you need to do the 1 year GDL/prep for SQE course and then the actual 1 year of the SQE, plus an extra 2 years to qualify as a UK NQ - so total 4 years

Within the same time, Singaporean lawyers can reach 2-3 PQE (SG scale) which is higher than NQ (UK scale) without needing to do law school all over again

Originally Posted by Unregistered

7.4k? The email says 7k base pay?

2k sign on bonus divide by 5 = 7.4

Originally Posted by Unregistered

2k sign on bonus divide by 5 = 7.4

R&T pay is pathetic and below market

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Love to have some of the copium that someone is having. Is he one of those FCH/Summas with a bruised ego after they were rejected by the big firms ?

Even funnier if there's no FCH/Summa. copium's dosage was lethal

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Pinsent Masons, TSMP, MLS are not boutique firms. This word is overused and often misused

Pin sent and MLS are not

Wait so what’s boutique??