Lawyer Salary

#**2201** (**permalink**) 23-02-2018, 12:31 PM

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Are you new to this industry? Law firms dont really have work life balance. If have, likely the firms got not much business and you can prepare to bye bye.

Work life balance either in house or legal service.

since life is so tough in practice, why are people even staying or joining?

#**2202** (**permalink**) 23-02-2018, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

since life is so tough in practice, why are people even staying or joining?

i guess thats life. complain this complain that but end of the day when the cash come still feel good. is only when you have "enough" money then maybe will be willing to leave. (IMO)

#**2203** (**permalink**) 23-02-2018, 10:21 PM

cash come?

how much is salary for fresh associates?

#**2204** (**permalink**) 23-02-2018, 10:49 PM

What non-big4 firms are good to apply to?? Any good firms with corporate department at Raffles Place?

#**2205** (**permalink**) 23-02-2018, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Are you new to this industry? Law firms dont really have work life balance. If have, likely the firms got not much business and you can prepare to bye bye.

Work life balance either in house or legal service.

Not for MNC in-house. Every other day need to conference here conference there during office hours in US timezone...

#**2206** (**permalink**) 24-02-2018, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

What non-big4 firms are good to apply to?? Any good firms with corporate department at Raffles Place?

Try shook lin and bok, stamford, lee and lee. Avoid rodyk.

#**2207** (**permalink**) 24-02-2018, 12:41 AM

Why do you say avoid rodyk? is lee and lee really good for corporate?

#**2208** (**permalink**) 24-02-2018, 08:07 AM

Is there any hope for me if I have a second lower Uk delisted Uni degree? Already doing my TC at a pretty good corporate firm but not enjoying the work given. It was quite similar during my RLT at the same firm but worse now because a few partners with good work left to go in house. Should I just persevere and stay on but there is also a high chance might not get retained?

#**2209** (**permalink**) 24-02-2018, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

Is there any hope for me if I have a second lower Uk delisted Uni degree? Already doing my TC at a pretty good corporate firm but not enjoying the work given. It was quite similar during my RLT at the same firm but worse now because a few partners with good work left to go in house. Should I just persevere and stay on but there is also a high chance might not get retained?

2:2 from a delisted uni and from a very good corporate firm.
U have connections. Or is either handsome/pretty and have an accent.
So why you worry?

#**2210** (**permalink**) 24-02-2018, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

i guess thats life. complain this complain that but end of the day when the cash come still feel good. is only when you have "enough" money then maybe will be willing to leave. (IMO)

Yes it always feels good when the money comes in. Then I’ll think it’s all worth it. After all we do earn a lot more than other graduates (excluding investment banking). Average starting salary of local U grads from recent salary survey is only 3.3k, with 200 dollar increment per year. Ours is easily double, triple, quadruple.