Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

huh.. i thought B4 contract's reimbursement hinges on the condition that the trainee is retained and stay for 12 months

I only know this is the case for sure for 2 of the B4s (but I don't see why it would differ for the rest), but the usual term is you will be reimbursed if: (1) you are retained, accept the offer and stay for 12 months or (2) you are not retained.

In other words, you will not be reimbursed if you either: (1) reject retention or (2) accept retention but leave within 12 months.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

No im an equity partner earninf usd1.8m a year. I come in here frequently to see how spoilt and self entitled millenials are

Oh I see what happened here..... your partner came to you, said they want to second you, you asked where, they said you figure out yourself, you asked for how long, they said forever, then it was only 3 when u packed ur stuff and walked out the front door that you realized u were fired ah

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Oh I see what happened here..... your partner came to you, said they want to second you, you asked where, they said you figure out yourself, you asked for how long, they said forever, then it was only 3 when u packed ur stuff and walked out the front door that you realized u were fired ah

No sorry i didnt go through your experience. My heartfelt commiserations

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Enough is enough. Most people come to this forum to seek genuine questions about their careers and these are legitimate concerns, not because they are self entitled. And we are spoilt? Who are the ones working 14-16 hours a day so that you can take home your USD1.8 annual salary? The EPs switch off their lights everyday mostly by 8pm whilst we are still working fingers to bones. Who are the ones bearing the burnt of the economy and taking the risks of getting retrenched all the time since retrenchment in law firms always work from bottom to top? Who are the ones slogging the early stages of their careers out just to get retrenched? Who are the ones who have to slog for 10-20 years just to pay off the mortgage for a HDB because the boomers get to purchase condos at when houses were still at a decent value?

I’m not saying boomers had it easy at all - for you to have climbed up to this position must have been equally difficult (whether or not you have been good at your work or politics). By no means I’m complaining too - this is how society has been structured and there is no one to blame. It is how it is. However, to slam such a baseless proposition on us all the time, claiming we are a “strawberry generation” or “spoilt brats” is just unthinkable. Every generation has its own struggles, there is no comparison. Hence, by putting out such a proposition, it shows nothing but a clear reflection of your outmoded, non-empathetic, prideful, unkind and of course, self-entitled mentality.

Work so hard ah u got time during working hours type submissions on forum

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Typical millenial attitude, no wonder the government wants to replace you lot with non-complaining cecas and reward them with high-paying jobs instead of you.

But the ceca has fake qualifications bought from a degree mill which would put even a bona fide KCL grad to shame. And I also see the ceca complaining alot like in the condo security guard scandal.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Uh no... at any B4 you will be reimbursed even if you are not retained, it's in the contract.

oh really? because the big 4 websites state that reimbursement only occurs upon acceptance of retention offer and completion of a year as an associate as well, so i thought that’s the norm. in any case, thanks for letting me know!

Is it normal to not get retained?

between pinsent mason mpillay and virtus llp - stephenson harwood alliance, which firm is better?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

between pinsent mason mpillay and virtus llp - stephenson harwood alliance, which firm is better?

If you want to do dispute resolution mpillay.
Corp/com then virtus.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is it normal to not get retained?

Normal if grad from kcl