Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Which international firms in SG pay more than big 4?

All the firms offering E&W/dual qualification

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I was from a humbler middle income fam too. Unlike the upper mid class folks which comprise the majority of the legal profession, my dad could only afford to sponsor 1 kid's overseas education (my older sibling). Mom's a homemaker. Hence I had to study local.

I think local law degree does gives one a good ROI, especially since top tier UK law doesn't really confer an overwhelming advantage compared to NUS or SMU; an advantage yes, but not significantly so if you're talking about the local legal industry.

After grad, grinded in Big4 for a bit, went to smaller mid-sized firm, now in-house drawing about $15-16k-ish pm now. Definitely nowhere near the top end of the profession, but I'm honestly earning much more than my dad ever did in his career.

For humbler background folks, I think there's real value for money with a relatively cheap and subsidized local LLB if you're lucky enough to get a spot in the local law schs.

Tell me that you are privileged and out of touch with reality without saying so.

Wondering whether anyone could provide guidance on the base salary range for a counsel position at a mid tier international law firm in the current environment and whether remuneration will also be influenced by subject matter expertise.

Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Wondering whether anyone could provide guidance on the base salary range for a counsel position at a mid tier international law firm in the current environment and whether remuneration will also be influenced by subject matter expertise.

Thanks in advance.

Should be around 22k to 25k. Not ideal. Better to take your chances with Arvin Lee.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Tell me that you are privileged and out of touch with reality without saying so.

OP might be out of touch. But what he says is true. A subsidized local law school education puts you in a pretty similar footing for a decent paying offramp as an expensive OSU law degree. After that, your trajectory more or less hinges on your career performance as a junior associate.

Latest NUS tuition fees for faculty of law is around $50K for all 4 years. I can imagine it's an order of magnitude more expensive for a UK or Australian university, plus COL and miscellaneous expenses.

So the ROI angle is not wrong.

Any thoughts on the latest Chambers rankings?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Any thoughts on the latest Chambers rankings?

baker m&a dropped to band 3. 10 char

Originally Posted by Unregistered

OP might be out of touch. But what he says is true. A subsidized local law school education puts you in a pretty similar footing for a decent paying offramp as an expensive OSU law degree. After that, your trajectory more or less hinges on your career performance as a junior associate.

Latest NUS tuition fees for faculty of law is around $50K for all 4 years. I can imagine it's an order of magnitude more expensive for a UK or Australian university, plus COL and miscellaneous expenses.

So the ROI angle is not wrong.

Don’t disagree. The out of touch point was the apparent suggestion like he is a sob story or a story of a person made good somehow.

Is it common to do a part-time job while studying for Part B to earn income? (for those from not as well-to-do families)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it common to do a part-time job while studying for Part B to earn income? (for those from not as well-to-do families)

Yes, just make sure you've got enough time to make sure you pass everything.