Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

i'm inclined to believe this ^.
Honestly, i think many NQs who have not been retained will have trouble finding jobs.

If a legal exec position is offered, i'd say take first .... especially if you are determined to stay in legal. Once things get better, firms will start hiring again.

I honestly think there will be some hiring once all the covid-19 relief measures die down.

I am the OP regarding the financial consultant role. You can try applying.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Does your firm name start with 'C'?

I would imagine that the 'C' firm is in the same position as yours.

What's the increment like year on year at B4?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Any thoughts on Uni of South Queensland for law

Mid tier. Will not advantage/disadvantage you.

I believe there's discrimination towards Aus universities by law firms, more so than against UK universities. So there will likely be a disadvantage.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I made the firm decision to quit law and became a financial consultant. Although the market isn’t doing well now, my commission is still on the higher-end (averaging about 12k/month). I have another friend who graduated the same year as me and is doing BD (8k/month). We are glad we made the decision after some tough deliberations and we are doing what we love right now. I love talking to clients from the beginning and I know law is going to shut me out for at least a few years. Now I get to manage my own portfolio and the salary is awesome. When I visit this page and look at all you struggling, it just reaffirmed that my decision to quit was right from the very beginning.

congrats bro

look forward to hearing abt you entering the million dollar round table

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I would imagine that the 'C' firm is in the same position as yours.

I'd imagine most small-med size firms would be in the same position.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am the OP regarding the financial consultant role. You can try applying.

errr. no thanks, but if you like you can leave your name and number and if we ever need insurance we'll give you a call.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

errr. no thanks, but if you like you can leave your name and number and if we ever need insurance we'll give you a call.

Oof lmao.

Am the guy who responded to him above. I don't have anything against anyone who sells insurance, what pisses me off about the guy is the way he talked about the people in this forum like he's better than them for having quit law

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Your input is welcome, and fair enough. Perhaps it's better than law for you.

But clearly you came here not out of a desire to share (assuming you're even being honest about your salary and story), but to **** over the lawyers / law students in this forum.

Personally, at 2 PQE I was earning more than you are right now. The hours are long, but it's intellectually satisfying and I work with very creative and intelligent people. For all the to-be lawyers reading this, law work can be very satisfying -> do your homework and find the firm/team which will make work rewarding for you.

I am not trying to discourage lawyers or law grads here. Perhaps I should have been more clear. I am trying to say that there are other options out there (and personally I would think financial consultancy is a good option here, tried and tested before). Since the market is looking gloomy, perhaps it is a good time to explore other opportunities. For myself, I am glad to have made the decision to step out of law to save the hassle and now I have not regretted a single bit.