Lawyer Salary

lol who cares la. he's far from the first law kid who thinks he's hotstuff just cus he won a moot or 2. moot nia. win jessup also means jackshit if you can't survive practice

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is absolute bullsh*t. How far from the truth? See below.

BMWL < Silver Circle < Magic Circle < Mid-Atlantic < Cravath

It's been S$7,500 (no front load) for the longest time. Hasn't changed in years. Cravath? Lol, even a local partner in BMWL wouldn't hit entry level Cravath.

The sort of rubbish people post... Really!

huh. does Ashurst in SG pay more than $7.5k pm? i thought only MC and white shoe pay more than BMWL here..and even then some of the white shoe firms in SG pay less than BMWL, which is quite bs

Originally Posted by Unregistered

This is absolute bullsh*t. How far from the truth? See below.

BMWL < Silver Circle < Magic Circle < Mid-Atlantic < Cravath

It's been S$7,500 (no front load) for the longest time. Hasn't changed in years. Cravath? Lol, even a local partner in BMWL wouldn't hit entry level Cravath.

The sort of rubbish people post... Really!

While they dont pay very much, I dont think entry level Cravath pay would match local partner pay at BMWL. The equivalent pre-tax would be SA. Post-tax (NY tax) would be 5pqe or so.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

He's a cunt who's too full of himself. Although one might say the same about a lot of people in this profession/industry...

It's hard to be unpopular in BOTH SMU Law and NUS Law, but this guy's somehow managed to do it.

So what did he do to deserve all the hate?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

While they dont pay very much, I dont think entry level Cravath pay would match local partner pay at BMWL. The equivalent pre-tax would be SA. Post-tax (NY tax) would be 5pqe or so.

BMWL is special in that they have a funky associate principal, local principal and principal structure, which means there are 2 levels of junior partnership. Entry level Cravath is definitely higher than the salary of a new Associate Principal at BMWL.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

any inhouse folks here?

do share your experience

are you content with your pay package?

i joined inhouse after my called. 1 year till now.

quite good. work life balance. enjoying i must say.

pay package about 75k+aws+3-4mths bonus.

not bad for now. but have been getting calls from recruiters quite often.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i joined inhouse after my called. 1 year till now.

quite good. work life balance. enjoying i must say.

pay package about 75k+aws+3-4mths bonus.

not bad for now. but have been getting calls from recruiters quite often.

i don't believe you - your english is awful for someone called to the bar

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i don't believe you - your english is awful for someone called to the bar

What’s wrong? He could be chinese ed.
Anyway are you a lawyer?
If you’re a lawyer you’ll know that most corporate deals today are sourced from China

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i don't believe you - your english is awful for someone called to the bar

please try to get your head out of your ass. it'll do you good

Originally Posted by Unregistered

He's a cunt who's too full of himself. Although one might say the same about a lot of people in this profession/industry...

It's hard to be unpopular in BOTH SMU Law and NUS Law, but this guy's somehow managed to do it.

Nahhhh - one of the nicest, most caring guys on campus. He takes mooting very seriously, and goddamn will he succeed when it comes to Jessup and his career.

Maybe if y'all took as much time as you do flaming people online to prepare for your moots you'd have the same amount of wins and awards under your belt. haha

Don't get bitter, just get better.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

any inhouse folks here?

do share your experience

are you content with your pay package?

Hello.

I'm responding on my phone so apologies in advance for any spelling/grammatical mistakes! (i know how people can be on this forum).

I've written on this forum before to give my two cents worth on in-house life so this is going to be an update of sorts. By way of background, I was in practice for 2 years before joining a foreign MNC as their AP legal counsel.

I am now at pqe 3+ earning 7k/mth. I started out at 5.5k/mth and was generously given 2 increments to 6.25k/mth and most recently 7k/mth. Gotta prove your worth!!

As you can see, it's a lot less than what you will earn in private practice (assuming you join a big/mid-size firm). What you sacrifice in pay, you essentially get back in work life balance. In the year plus i've been here, i've only had to work late 4/5 times... I can literally count with one hand the number of times i've stayed past 6. Medical, dental, insurance all covered to an extremely generous degree. Travel is frequent to sea countries.

The only thing is.... Life can be pretty boring. The work presents a different kind of challenge - it is very much about helicopter views and soft skills as opposed to hard core 110% brain usage.