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Out of curiosity, what's their field?

• chinathrow 9y ago
  Highly specialized laywers maybe?
  • arethuza 9y ago
    Yes - senior QCs.
    • Qwertious 9y ago
      How much work do they get? Because in theory, at that rate they could get 3.65 million dollars a year if they didn't take breaks (and maybe "only" 2 million dollars a year if they did).
      • vijayr02 9y ago
        Don't forget the leverage they get from charging out juniors at high rates as well. Magic circle law firms could easily charge 500 pounds per hour for an associate and a significant part of that will go into the partners' kitty
      • pjc50 9y ago
        Amounts up to about £1m, it seems: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/greenpolitics/legal/7500471/The-countrys-highest-paid-barristers.html http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/greenpolitics/legal/75... In case you think that's rather a lot, remember that the modal barrister may get paid a lot less: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/richard-bentwood/legal-aid-reforms_b_4273608.html http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/richard-bentwood/legal-aid-r... And it's certainly small beer compared to CEOs, footballers or top TV celebrities.