Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Yale and Stanford are automatic exemptions if you do apply. Yale has always been the top law school in America, with Stanford/Harvard fighting over rank 2 and 3.

Outside of rankings Harvard Law has always been considered n.o. 1 by those in the US industry. Just look at their number of supreme court clerkships.

I'm really baffled at why you guys keep discussing this US/UK JD/LLM ranking thing so much ....

As a lawyer who studied locally who lateraled into a US firm, I can honestly say that none of my colleagues who also went to NUS/SMU for their undergrad have a masters (or even if they do, they did it during their 4 year LLB at NUS). It is unnecessary for practice, as evidenced by the fact that they managed to make it here regardless.

Furthermore, do you all really think that anyone who is good enough to get into a JD program at harvard or yale will bother coming to SG anyway?

Can you guys focus the discussion on what actually relates to us -> salaries in the SG law context?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I'm really baffled at why you guys keep discussing this US/UK JD/LLM ranking thing so much ....

As a lawyer who studied locally who lateraled into a US firm, I can honestly say that none of my colleagues who also went to NUS/SMU for their undergrad have a masters (or even if they do, they did it during their 4 year LLB at NUS). It is unnecessary for practice, as evidenced by the fact that they managed to make it here regardless.

Furthermore, do you all really think that anyone who is good enough to get into a JD program at harvard or yale will bother coming to SG anyway?

Can you guys focus the discussion on what actually relates to us -> salaries in the SG law context?

This. If I have a Yale/Stanford JD why would I be looking at practicing in Singapore lol.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Outside of rankings Harvard Law has always been considered n.o. 1 by those in the US industry. Just look at their number of supreme court clerkships.

Harvard has the most clerkships because they have the largest cohort by far, at around 500. Yale is widely considered to be the most prestigious law school in the US. Historically, they have had the lowest acceptance rates and highest percentage of graduates heading into academia. Also low class sizes means its spending per student is through the roof. Many Harvard professors at Harvard law school are Yale alumni.

It is only outside the states that people have the misconception of Harvard > Yale law, because Harvard is the more internationally renown university. Most applicants would turn down Harvard/Stanford for Yale.

Does anybody what NQ Associate pay is for international firm JLAs i.e
- Simmons & Simmons JWS
- Norton Rose Fulbright Ascendant
- AshurstADT
- Morgan Lewis Stamford

I already know CC and Latham pay very highly

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Does anybody what NQ Associate pay is for international firm JLAs i.e
- Simmons & Simmons JWS
- Norton Rose Fulbright Ascendant
- AshurstADT
- Morgan Lewis Stamford

I already know CC and Latham pay very highly

Only simmons pays higher than big4 pay. The rest are approximately (or slightly below) big 4.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Only simmons pays higher than big4 pay. The rest are approximately (or slightly below) big 4.

^, except ashurst is closer to mid sized pay

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I'm really baffled at why you guys keep discussing this US/UK JD/LLM ranking thing so much ....

This is because a bunch of unemployed KCL grads have too much time on their hands and are trying to justify their mediocre LLBs which is currently less valuable than toilet paper during CB.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is because a bunch of unemployed KCL grads have too much time on their hands and are trying to justify their mediocre LLBs which is currently less valuable than toilet paper during CB.

This ranking is bullshit KCL is A tier? Lmao. Please go Macs

U all degree millers maciam go back home and hide or go work at macs luh. Don’t even try to compete with us. Even ah tiongs and cecas not as much of an eye-sore like u all.