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If you're not on partner track at a good firm it doesn't grow that quickly. The friends and family I have that are lawyers and are 5 years and some change out
by meddlepal 7y ago
If you're not on partner track at a good firm it doesn't grow that quickly.
The friends and family I have that are lawyers and are 5 years and some change out have not cracked 100k yet except for one.
- jrochkind1 7y agoEven "partner track at a good firm" isn't what it used to be. I think this article was on the HN front page at some point. https://www.wsj.com/articles/being-a-law-firm-partner-was-once-a-job-for-life-that-culture-is-all-but-dead-11565362437 https://www.wsj.com/articles/being-a-law-firm-partner-was-on... (Yes, yes, I know, that article begins with talking about 'second-class' partners who "can expect to make $800,000 at most" [at the top of their careers], I know, $800K is HUGE MONEY, that's still a top tier law firm and NOT anything like median lawyer salaries,that's not the reason I suggest the article. Check it out though, it'll surprise you if you still have a model of legal careers that's an idealized version of a couple decades ago)