Lawyer Salary

Also, the big 4 is not even in pay. Maybe his big 4 pays that much, and the rest don't. That's all. But I can assure you it will be comparable throughout any of the big 4.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Saw that certain department from the famed MBFC Tower 1 firm hiring ? Anyone can confirm?

If you're talking about Baker IP, I can confirm. I've had a few calls saying that they are looking for vacancies. However, as long as the head is there...... I'd rather take less money than shorten my lifespan and wreck my health.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

It was answered. I'll cobble together the info from from all the posts before:

1PQE at big 4 gets 6.5 +.
Annual increase is higher than 1k.
There is a promotion jump from PQE3 to PQE4 (assuming you get promoted to SA, which is usually automatic.
You do the math.

Actually, looks like the difference may come down to how pqe is counted. I haven't heard of any big 4 paying more than 12k until the calendar year that the lawyer reaches 6pqe, which for 2020 would be the batch called to the bar in 2014. One of the other big 4 pays less, and another pays more.

Maybe the 12k refers to the 2015-called batch of that highest paying one, with a bit of rounding up?

Or it would be cool to know if there actually isn't any rounding up and the pay is actually 12k for that firm (i.e. increase from previous years' benchmarks). If so, for which batch? Called 2015 or 2016?

The breakdown year by year that I'm thinking of is covered in some of the posts from eons ago in this forum thread. For two of the big 4, these numbers haven't changed.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

If you're talking about Baker IP, I can confirm. I've had a few calls saying that they are looking for vacancies. However, as long as the head is there...... I'd rather take less money than shorten my lifespan and wreck my health.

please share more - I am rather desperate in this climate - how bad is bad.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Actually, looks like the difference may come down to how pqe is counted. I haven't heard of any big 4 paying more than 12k until the calendar year that the lawyer reaches 6pqe, which for 2020 would be the batch called to the bar in 2014. One of the other big 4 pays less, and another pays more.

Maybe the 12k refers to the 2015-called batch of that highest paying one, with a bit of rounding up?

Or it would be cool to know if there actually isn't any rounding up and the pay is actually 12k for that firm (i.e. increase from previous years' benchmarks). If so, for which batch? Called 2015 or 2016?

The breakdown year by year that I'm thinking of is covered in some of the posts from eons ago in this forum thread. For two of the big 4, these numbers haven't changed.

Please see post on famed MBFC tower 1 firm hiring. Can consider. Taigong go there you no need wait for SA to hit 12k.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

please share more - I am rather desperate in this climate - how bad is bad.

How bad is bad pls share more

will you all be okay working till 10 pm generally and always being at the beck and call of clients and partners all the time, but paid big 4 pay?

are there any male lawyers here who pay for sex to cope with the stress?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Please see post on famed MBFC tower 1 firm hiring. Can consider. Taigong go there you no need wait for SA to hit 12k.

Lol that firm is unlikely to hire u in the first place unless you're from big 4.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

will you all be okay working till 10 pm generally and always being at the beck and call of clients and partners all the time, but paid big 4 pay?

10pm? Really? You call that bad?

Lmao I'd kill for a 10pm job