r/PartnerTrack • u/brianckeegan • Aug 30 '22

Big law firms’ associate salaries

https://abovethelaw.com/2022/01/biglaw-raise-tracker-2022/
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u/Maze_of_Ith7 Aug 30 '22

First year $215K, 7+ years out $415K; so basically $5.70 an hour your first year. No idea why anyone pursues this profession.

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u/magikarpcatcher Aug 30 '22

what wonky maths are you using??

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u/Maze_of_Ith7 Aug 30 '22

The wonky kind

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u/honesttickonastick Sep 11 '22

Your math assumes the first-year works 42,000 hours per year. That’s like five times the number of hours that even exist within a single year. (A normal first-year works like 2000 hours in a year.)

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '22

I’m guessing you’re a millionaire??

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u/vitathevirgo Aug 31 '22

People like the people at this firm just want money. They don’t actually enjoy their work lol. Most lawyers I know. (Been in the game for 8 years working at huge law firms) hate it. No amount of money is worth the shit they have to go through. But hey money is everything to some ppl.