Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

“legal academia requires so much more sacrifice than just going straight into practice.”

Hahahhahahahahahha. That’s all I need to say in response to the absurd suggestion.

The truth is some academics are better off being in practice.

Given that disputes works is so tough to move compared to corp lawyers

Anybody managed to move into international firm doing corp?

or

In-house roles from disputes ?

I find mediation a very risky trade for lawyers to do.
You don’t need to be a lawyer to be a mediator.
So why are lawyers still doing mediation?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Given that disputes works is so tough to move compared to corp lawyers

Anybody managed to move into international firm doing corp?

or

In-house roles from disputes ?

Tons of disputes lawyers move in-house every year, even those from small firms. If you don't like disputes, you will quickly figure out that moving in-house is your best bet career-wise, especially if you don't wanna start from ground zero again in corporate.

It goes without saying that the average corp lawyer finds it much easier to move in-house than a litigator. But if you're willing to go for less sexy or prestigious companies and industries and use it as a stepping stone. it's not difficult at all to transit from disputes to in-house.

But what is so unattractive about being a disputes lawyer versus a corp lawyer?

I always see litigation lawyers openings but seldom corp lawyers openings on jobs portal.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

But what is so unattractive about being a disputes lawyer versus a corp lawyer?

I always see litigation lawyers openings but seldom corp lawyers openings on jobs portal.

This means that liti work is booming, and corp work is drying up!

Originally Posted by Unregistered

But what is so unattractive about being a disputes lawyer versus a corp lawyer?

I always see litigation lawyers openings but seldom corp lawyers openings on jobs portal.

1. there are lots more disputes than corporate deals happening on a yearly basis. kacang puteh law firms are always doing kacang puteh lawsuits for kacang puteh clients.

even if kacang puteh clients enter into a kacang puteh transaction, they may even choose to forgo a lawyer and copy-and-paste internet precedents cos they think its a straightforward transaction...until sh_t hits the fan...and then they hire kacang puteh litigators to sort out their dispute.

2. the churn is greater in litigation since it is so sh_t.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I find mediation a very risky trade for lawyers to do.
You don’t need to be a lawyer to be a mediator.
So why are lawyers still doing mediation?

need lawyer to advise on propsects of successs if mediation fails
and advise what is the worse case best case so medication settlmenet can work within range

Originally Posted by Unregistered

1. there are lots more disputes than corporate deals happening on a yearly basis. kacang puteh law firms are always doing kacang puteh lawsuits for kacang puteh clients.

even if kacang puteh clients enter into a kacang puteh transaction, they may even choose to forgo a lawyer and copy-and-paste internet precedents cos they think its a straightforward transaction...until sh_t hits the fan...and then they hire kacang puteh litigators to sort out their dispute.

2. the churn is greater in litigation since it is so sh_t.

is litigation really that bad? I am a law student. if liti is so sh-t then why would people still choose liti?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

need lawyer to advise on propsects of successs if mediation fails
and advise what is the worse case best case so medication settlmenet can work within range

That is mediation advocate not mediator