Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is money the be all and end all in Singapore’s society? Is there anything wrong with going in house or taking up a support role to avoid the stress from being a lawyer?

if you can't break free of the B4/MC bubble, your ego will not be able to stomach it.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hello all, what would be a reasonable request for pay increment with increase of yearly pqe?

I am asking in respect of small-mid sized firms

Thank you in advance!

Regards,
Peasant lawyer to be

Maybe 600-800.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Whats the pay range for in-house counsel:

- 3-5 pqe
- 5-7 pqe
- 7-10 pqe

Is it always a paycut jumping from international firm?

Mostly yes. MC really pays alot.

In the small firm i used to work in, pay increment was $500 per year. There was no frontloading.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

if you can't break free of the B4/MC bubble, your ego will not be able to stomach it.

How do you psychologically manage to break free from social constructs and just do ur thang (no troll answers pls)

Originally Posted by Unregistered

How do you psychologically manage to break free from social constructs and just do ur thang (no troll answers pls)

Find something else in life that makes you happy and actively work towards it. In time your priorities will change. This can be a relationship, family, another pursuit. But if all you do is work, then your priority can only be work success.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Find something else in life that makes you happy and actively work towards it. In time your priorities will change. This can be a relationship, family, another pursuit. But if all you do is work, then your priority can only be work success.

I used to love going to clubs and Siam dius but nowadays all my bros just focus on work or family success. I am growing a beer belly and still in the legal industry but I am too tired and physically unattractive for parties.

I don’t have a social and family life and can only focus at work.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I used to love going to clubs and Siam dius but nowadays all my bros just focus on work or family success. I am growing a beer belly and still in the legal industry but I am too tired and physically unattractive for parties.

I don’t have a social and family life and can only focus at work.

Honestly you really shouldn't want to be one of those people partying past 25 every weekend.... find more grounded things, pick up a hobby or a skill and join those communities. You'll find it far more rewarding.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Honestly you really shouldn't want to be one of those people partying past 25 every weekend.... find more grounded things, pick up a hobby or a skill and join those communities. You'll find it far more rewarding.

Haha trust me, work is so exhausting that I don’t even have the energy to find a hobby or join those communities. All I want to do during my free time is either to sleep or to do activities that doesn’t require much brain capacity like going to parties. But since parties aren’t an option I guess I will just sleep through the little free time I have off-work.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Haha trust me, work is so exhausting that I don’t even have the energy to find a hobby or join those communities. All I want to do during my free time is either to sleep or to do activities that doesn’t require much brain capacity like going to parties. But since parties aren’t an option I guess I will just sleep through the little free time I have off-work.

This is not sustainable in the long run.
You need to find an out so your life isn't just work and sleep.

My colleague plays compute games [literally every night and every weekend]. Helps him relieve stress.