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My friend is a criminal defense attorney for those who are usually unable to pay market rates. He's making a lot less than I was as a senior developer and not m
by icelancer 11y ago
My friend is a criminal defense attorney for those who are usually unable to pay market rates. He's making a lot less than I was as a senior developer and not much more when I was a junior developer. Factor in law school loans and time spent in the books and he's not exactly rolling in cash.
- ekianjo 11y ago> criminal defense attorney for those who are usually unable to pay market rates So obviously he is not the typical lawyer.
- bmelton 11y agoThat depends on your definition of typical, I suppose. http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/15/pf/jobs/lawyer-salaries/ http://money.cnn.com/2014/07/15/pf/jobs/lawyer-salaries/ There's indeed a lot of potential to make third-house money as a lawyer, but it is by no means a given, and it seems a lot less likely than you think.
- tat45 11y ago"Typical lawyers" make well under $100k per year. http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Attorney_%2F_Lawyer/Salary http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Attorney_%2F_Lawyer/... Average salaries are skewed because the top-end is so high. If you have all the bona fides (top-tier law school/clerking opportunities, high-paying specialty, good track record of winning cases) you can command an astronomical hourly rate. However, the vast majority of lawyers don't get those opportunities, and are working schlubs just like the rest of us.
- TallGuyShort 11y agoMaking your original comment some what of a "No True Scotsman"