Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Anyone knows what is TSMP NQ salary?

They used to boast it was 7k (in order to be higher than the big4 market average) - but now that they did a firmwide partner salary cut of around 25% - I'm gonna guess that assoc pay is cut by at least 10%.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

They used to boast it was 7k (in order to be higher than the big4 market average) - but now that they did a firmwide partner salary cut of around 25% - I'm gonna guess that assoc pay is cut by at least 10%.

5.4 or less I believe

Originally Posted by Unregistered

5.4 or less I believe

Correct me if I'm wrong

Originally Posted by Unregistered

5.4 or less I believe

Ya correct

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Ya correct

So it was a firmwide 25% cut? that's crazy.

any practicing lawyer here facing burnt out and hates the work?

having to meet unreasonable clients demands and court deadlines and bosses in a toxic environment

how do you guys cope?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

any practicing lawyer here facing burnt out and hates the work?

having to meet unreasonable clients demands and court deadlines and bosses in a toxic environment

how do you guys cope?

Errr me. I just tendered my resignation not too long ago and got another job offer. In the meantime I still have so many files to clear. I know it’s tough to find something in the present economy but there are still plenty of jobs out there that pays decently.

Not the OP but I am with one of the big four tier one corp department and I am thinking of switching to family law. I know the pay is not as good but pay is really not my concern. My priority is to find work which gives me better satisfaction. I foresee myself having more fulfilment in doing family cases and having the personal touch with clients, knowing that my work will help them significantly in their personal lives.

Can a helpful soul give some guidance or sneak peak of how the family law practice is like? Will I get a better sense of fulfilment than being in the corporate field?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Not the OP but I am with one of the big four tier one corp department and I am thinking of switching to family law. I know the pay is not as good but pay is really not my concern. My priority is to find work which gives me better satisfaction. I foresee myself having more fulfilment in doing family cases and having the personal touch with clients, knowing that my work will help them significantly in their personal lives.

Can a helpful soul give some guidance or sneak peak of how the family law practice is like? Will I get a better sense of fulfilment than being in the corporate field?

Others' MMV but I did fam law and it was really not as meaningful as what I had envisaged. Exchanging snarky letters with opposing counsel detailing unglamorous details of your client's marriage because your client's ex-husband missed one payment of the kids' school fees was not my idea of meaningful.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Errr me. I just tendered my resignation not too long ago and got another job offer. In the meantime I still have so many files to clear. I know it’s tough to find something in the present economy but there are still plenty of jobs out there that pays decently.

Congrats! That was me 2 months-ish ago.. resigned from big 4 tier 1 disputes team and got another offer which thankfully offers the same pay. Yes there are still jobs out there, leaving your current job really isn't the end of the world.