| Yesterday 07:01 PM |
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what is with this incessant obsession over ranking and $ man. Big4 or the relevant firms outside b4 pay around the same. What the point of sweating over the 3/4/500 or even 1k differential… typical sickie penny wise pound foolish.
imo finding a firm you fit in and a boss’s mindset you kind of align with is more optimal and in point.
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Cast your eyeballs 15 degrees upwards. See that word over there in the address bar? What does it spell? s.a.l.a.r.y. Hmmm. What could this word possibly mean? Anyone knows?
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| Yesterday 06:05 PM |
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Notice Period
3PQE assoc in a small practice (6-7k/mth, no 13 month bonus) looking to exit my current firm where I have spent over 1 year. I do contentious and non-contentious work.
The working relationship with my seniors and partners has been souring of late, and I have felt that they have favoured my NQ colleague. I have been relegated to a lot of meaningless work, admin, menial and even secretarial of late. Work load is not a lot for a 3PQE, simply because its not coming in.
The triggering factor in making me lose heart with my firm was when I found out my firm tried to pay NQ (NQ X) an even higher salary than what i was previously drawing as their starting salary. Subsequently, I had to negotiate and my current salary is the outcome.
My notice period is actually 2 months, but should I mention it as 3 months to the firms as I'm applying to for justifying a later start date. Should I forgo the bonus that may be declared in January.
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| Yesterday 04:54 PM |
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
what is with this incessant obsession over ranking and $ man. Big4 or the relevant firms outside b4 pay around the same. What the point of sweating over the 3/4/500 or even 1k differential… typical sickie penny wise pound foolish.
imo finding a firm you fit in and a boss’s mindset you kind of align with is more optimal and in point.
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That's true when you are comparing among the big local firms. But if you are comparing local firms with international firms, the pay differential can be $5-10k a month. It's not pennies we are talking about.
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| Yesterday 01:58 PM |
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what is with this incessant obsession over ranking and $ man. Big4 or the relevant firms outside b4 pay around the same. What the point of sweating over the 3/4/500 or even 1k differential… typical sickie penny wise pound foolish.
imo finding a firm you fit in and a boss’s mindset you kind of align with is more optimal and in point.
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| Yesterday 01:02 PM |
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That's good isn't it. Big fish in a small pond is still a big fish. You have a chance to try for the big pond.
That's better than small fish in a small pond, which I assume is the lower half of the Big 4.
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Actually there is strong demand from int firms for lawyers now, any mid-size to large firm is sufficient to give you a chance. Look at those that jumped recently (especially from Corp), they are quite varied in terms of experience and ex-firms.
As long as you are in big mid-sizes (at least), you got a good fighting chance. No point arguing which local pond is the biggest pond.
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| 20-09-2023 11:34 PM |
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Let’s just say A&G corp is like, a big fish in a small pond. Nowadays it’s a training pool for larger, more well-known international firms - lots of people go into A&G with a plan to stay for no longer than 2-3 years, and move to a better firm that pays more.
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That's good isn't it. Big fish in a small pond is still a big fish. You have a chance to try for the big pond.
That's better than small fish in a small pond, which I assume is the lower half of the Big 4.
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| 20-09-2023 10:51 PM |
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I am new to this, sorry about that. So to summarise, just go A&G for a great career in Corp.
Would that be correct?
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Let’s just say A&G corp is like, a big fish in a small pond. Nowadays it’s a training pool for larger, more well-known international firms - lots of people go into A&G with a plan to stay for no longer than 2-3 years, and move to a better firm that pays more.
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| 20-09-2023 08:39 PM |
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Yeah heard the same. Don’t think the rankings are meaningful in any way, just go anywhere you vibe with.
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How about Baker? 1K more in pay right
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| 20-09-2023 05:03 PM |
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Yeah heard the same. Don’t think the rankings are meaningful in any way, just go anywhere you vibe with.
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how is the vibe at A&G?
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| 20-09-2023 10:24 AM |
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Actually I’m not sure. My Rajah friend says it’s Rajah, my WongP friend said it’s WongP.
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Yeah heard the same. Don’t think the rankings are meaningful in any way, just go anywhere you vibe with.
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