Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Local. Not big 4.

You'd be surprised at what they'd pay for the right skills. They needed chinese/english fluency (not the ACS kind of chinese) and were willing to pay. I had the qualifications and experience to back up my application. Also lucky that the guy they hired before me was **** (not locally trained) and pissed off a lot of people.

Most likely the guy before you was from KCL, you lucky sonofabitch.

Hi guys, I am 2 going on 3 pqe and was recently offered 7k. Is this a fair market rate? I’ve heard in house increments are very gradual so would like to start somewhere higher.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi guys, I am 2 going on 3 pqe and was recently offered 7k. Is this a fair market rate? I’ve heard in house increments are very gradual so would like to start somewhere higher.

OP can you share more details to give better context? How big is the company? What industry? Were you liti or corp trained? What's your current pay?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What’s it like training at acies law/Joo toon/Bayfront law? Firm culture? Any advise would help, as am making a decision.

I'd go for joo toon.

It's not known for being a friendly place to work. That's probably an understatement... but the boss has good rep (and good client base) in certain circles (albeit small). Go there, do your time, learn a lot, get out.

There are no progression, it is not a place you can stay long term.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi guys, I am 2 going on 3 pqe and was recently offered 7k. Is this a fair market rate? I’ve heard in house increments are very gradual so would like to start somewhere higher.

In the current climate, i'd say yes. It would be difficult to ask for more.

what do you guys think of specialising in practice areas like insurance/tax/real estate fairly early on in one's career? are they too niche and would it be considerably more difficult to go in-house after exclusively doing such work?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I'd go for joo toon.

It's not known for being a friendly place to work. That's probably an understatement... but the boss has good rep (and good client base) in certain circles (albeit small). Go there, do your time, learn a lot, get out.

There are no progression, it is not a place you can stay long term.

://.jootoon.com.sg/mr-lim-joo-toon

Originally Posted by stranger

what do you guys think of specialising in practice areas like insurance/tax/real estate fairly early on in one's career? are they too niche and would it be considerably more difficult to go in-house after exclusively doing such work?

i have seen insurance/tax/real estate in-house roles being advertised from time to time, but they are uncommon. the more common in-house roles require either broad based corp experience or M&A/funds/TMT experience.

Would someone share what would be the average salary for a 7PQE person in an in house role? Does it become more difficult to move in house around that PQE range due to budget constraints?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi guys, I am 2 going on 3 pqe and was recently offered 7k. Is this a fair market rate? I’ve heard in house increments are very gradual so would like to start somewhere higher.

very good liao, just take