| Today 07:33 PM |
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How do you record your time at your offshore firm for making a post like this? Under "Business Development" or "Admin" as an unbillable?
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Not the OP. This would be unbillable as it is decompression from the intensity of legal work 
What’s with the upturned nose at Chinatown firms though. Is the term synonymous with all small firms, as not all are located at Chinatown. One can’t deny that “Chinatown firms” have a role to play in keeping legal costs affordable for individuals whose legal cases don’t involve very specialised knowledge, where big firms are conflicted etc.
And with the rise and ebb of a legal career’s trajectory, if one looks at the composition of some “Chinatown firms”, one may also find alumni from bigger firms who opt for the quieter life that doesn’t require too much BD. Don’t look down on the “Chinatown firm” as it may present a career option one day!
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| Today 06:37 PM |
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How do you record your time at your offshore firm for making a post like this? Under "Business Development" or "Admin" as an unbillable?
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Soft flex from chinatown firm owner, don't need to record time, the unlucky fella who walked through the door will pay. It's not like they'll lawsoc you for overcharging or anything, right?
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| Today 05:01 PM |
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Says the chinatown firm owner who will depress your wages because he knows you have no better options with a SUSS degree.
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How do you record your time at your offshore firm for making a post like this? Under "Business Development" or "Admin" as an unbillable?
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| Today 02:47 PM |
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I don't give a **** where you're from. Work to get this **** to the client on time, do it well (so the client is willing to pay, and so we get return work), and you'll be paid in accordance with the firm's salary + bonus.
If anything, the difference in pay within a firm is based on how much work you do (as a non-partner) and which team you're in. No one cares which uni you go to.
You could be a JLC or Oxford genius but if you can't manage your files or the client, I'll the take the SUSS grad who can (and probably has done many times before as a paralegal/legal exec).
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Says the chinatown firm owner who will depress your wages because he knows you have no better options with a SUSS degree.
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| Today 01:51 PM |
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But keep in mind there are stereotypes that you'll have to overcome when you come from a "lesser" law school like SUSS. Look, we all want to hear nice, comforting things, but try to keep it real when you're making big decisions.
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I don't give a **** where you're from. Work to get this **** to the client on time, do it well (so the client is willing to pay, and so we get return work), and you'll be paid in accordance with the firm's salary + bonus.
If anything, the difference in pay within a firm is based on how much work you do (as a non-partner) and which team you're in. No one cares which uni you go to.
You could be a JLC or Oxford genius but if you can't manage your files or the client, I'll the take the SUSS grad who can (and probably has done many times before as a paralegal/legal exec).
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| Today 12:40 PM |
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| Today 09:42 AM |
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Agree. I know of a former PA (personal assistant doing clerical work) who managed to make it into SUSS law, now graduated and back to the same organization but doing legal work. Estimated pay 5-6k but can only steadily increase over the years.
Well if those bosses you have worked for are willing to support and position you, and you yourself manage to do well given the opportunity to ‘upgrade’, who’s anyone to label schools as second or third class? Heh heh heh
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Don't make big decisions contingent on "if those bosses you have worked for are willing to support and position you". Chances are you'll regret it.
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| Today 12:20 AM |
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Depends on the firm you are seeking employment from, just like every other law school graduate.
If you manage to get B4, you get B4 starting pay.
If you get an international firm, you get international firm rate.
If you go for a small Chinatown firm, you get what they can give you.
The law school doesn't define you or give you a default pay. It's what you make of your own, ie your CV, your life experiences, your value that you bring to the table.
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Agree. I know of a former PA (personal assistant doing clerical work) who managed to make it into SUSS law, now graduated and back to the same organization but doing legal work. Estimated pay 5-6k but can only steadily increase over the years.
Well if those bosses you have worked for are willing to support and position you, and you yourself manage to do well given the opportunity to ‘upgrade’, who’s anyone to label schools as second or third class? Heh heh heh
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| Yesterday 03:32 PM |
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If you manage to get B4, you get B4 starting pay.
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Funny thing is, if you read a few pages back, nobody here seems to be able to actually specify what "B4 starting pay" is. Only lots of comments heavy on insufferableness and obnoxiousness but light on actual info.
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| Yesterday 03:12 PM |
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Depends on the firm you are seeking employment from, just like every other law school graduate.
If you manage to get B4, you get B4 starting pay.
If you get an international firm, you get international firm rate.
If you go for a small Chinatown firm, you get what they can give you.
The law school doesn't define you or give you a default pay. It's what you make of your own, ie your CV, your life experiences, your value that you bring to the table.
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But keep in mind there are stereotypes that you'll have to overcome when you come from a "lesser" law school like SUSS. Look, we all want to hear nice, comforting things, but try to keep it real when you're making big decisions.
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