Lawyer Salary

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I am at crossroads
I am inhouse counsel for past 2 years
Recently I interviewed with an international firm.

My job now is pretty standard hours 9am to 6pm. Almost no OT and no stress at all. I get flexible hours to plan my work in sending my wife to work and kids to school and picking them up in afternoon. My workplace colleagues are generally nice. However salary wise it is pretty low, $10k and little progression.

International firm (UK) salary is around $15k.

Should I make the move for 50% more in salary?

How is culture, pace, and people like in an international firm?

Were you from kings college?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Why do wongpartnership lawyers look alot older in person compared to their profile pictures?

Doesn't everyone Photoshop

Singapore academic ranks for anyone who is interested

Rank from lowest to highest:

Research assistant
Research associate
Research fellow / Teaching fellow
Lecturer
Senior lecturer
Assistant professor (lowest of the professor rank)
Associate professor
Professor

does anyone know which firms require trainees to start early (immediately after part b exams finish)?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

does anyone know which firms require trainees to start early (immediately after part b exams finish)?

I think Wong P trainees start their PTC in December.

so what will firms be paying for the new 1 year TC period?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

so what will firms be paying for the new 1 year TC period?

Heard they're starting at 2k for the first 6 months then up to 4.5 for the last six.

Guys any view on Simmons and ashurst?

Thanks

Is it true that most NUS ppl go to a&g and drew
And SMU go to WongP and rajah

Then where the rest go?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Singapore academic ranks for anyone who is interested

Rank from lowest to highest:

Research assistant
Research associate
Research fellow / Teaching fellow
Lecturer
Senior lecturer
Assistant professor (lowest of the professor rank)
Associate professor
Professor

Cock lah. Which university you talking about? The schemes so different.

NUS (Educator track):
Teaching assistant
Instructor
Lecturer
Senior lecturer
Associate Prof (Educator)
Not sure if there's full prof. I doubt it.

NUS (research/tenure track):
Sheridan Fellow
Assistant Prof
Assoc Prof
Prof

NUS (practice track):
Assistant Prof (practice)
Assoc Prof (practice)
Not sure if there's full prof. I doubt it.

General researchers (these are with centers. They don't teach).
Research assistants;
Research associates;
Research fellows.