Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

if you're happy where you are, stay where you are - no need to think so much

Big 4? Sounds good

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Big 4? Sounds good

nope not B4

just got a promotion at 2pqe in a big4, 9.2k take home - reasonable?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

just got a promotion at 2pqe in a big4, 9.2k take home - reasonable?

Now you are still associate?

What are your working hours like?

Auditors just got pay raise!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

just got a promotion at 2pqe in a big4, 9.2k take home - reasonable?

What do you mean by 2PQE (because some have different definitions)? What is your year of call?

How do people with odd call timings count their PQE? Firm’s discretion? I’ve heard mixed comments on this. Say you’re called in March. Do you turn your PQE next your March? Or become PQE 1 come August mass call?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How do people with odd call timings count their PQE? Firm’s discretion? I’ve heard mixed comments on this. Say you’re called in March. Do you turn your PQE next your March? Or become PQE 1 come August mass call?

Wah this kind of question… Young lawyers are getting misled by the stupid PQE counting system adopted by the big 4.

Honestly, just count from call date to call date. Actual time spent in practice is what law firms / recruiters care about. PQE is just a way to approximate that. Imagine getting called in March and telling people that you’ve magically turned into 1PQE in August, it would be embarrassing to have to backpedal and qualify that statement if people poke further.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How do people with odd call timings count their PQE? Firm’s discretion? I’ve heard mixed comments on this. Say you’re called in March. Do you turn your PQE next your March? Or become PQE 1 come August mass call?

Believe the industry has some conventional understanding of the term:

NQ = called this calender year, regardless which month, i.e.2024
1 PQE = called last year, i.e. 2023
2 PQE = called in 2022.

This may "shortchange" those called in March and Apr, but honestly the industry doesnt care andand what is more important usually is still the quality of the lawyer you have before you.

Why hasn’t Clarence Lun rejoined Fervent Chambers after his suspension ended? Is it because of the 2 lawsuits he is currently personally embroiled in?