Got a biglaw offer, but the pay seems low

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would she say directly to them
What she posted in her op? If not, then this needs to be removed.

Why not? I would have told them that they are way below market and that I was expecting to be in a much higher range.

They are not below market. That is the problem. OP has his/her head up his/her ass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would she say directly to them
What she posted in her op? If not, then this needs to be removed.

Why not? I would have told them that they are way below market and that I was expecting to be in a much higher range.

For the caliber of attorney who has to take a job at Wilson Elser, it's not below market at all.

[Anonymous]

I went away to do some work, and came back and this thread is still here! Oh happy day!

[Anonymous]

OP, if you are looking for Cravath level pay you might want to apply to Cravath. Maybe you can use your offer from Wilson Elser as a bargaining chip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you are looking for Cravath level pay you might want to apply to Cravath. Maybe you can use your offer from Wilson Elser as a bargaining chip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:90k - ha! I make more than that in the federal government. Ha!

k

That seems low. I made 92 as a paralegal.

Sure you did.

That's pretty easy for legal assistant to do with OT. Base salary of $55k and 20 hours/week OT if you are in a busy litigation practice. I knew a legal assistant at Boies that showed me a W2 - they made over $100k.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get this thread deleted ASAP. Don't take that offer, it is really low. I don't see you getting the $210K you are hoping for in the current market, but you don't have to take less than you would make in Government. Seriously, at my agency we have people 3-4 years out of school who make about 90 K and we work about 40 hours a week, and up to 2 days a week from home!

What's a good/best gov. agency/dept. for a young JD? (My daughter is a 1L.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get this thread deleted ASAP. Don't take that offer, it is really low. I don't see you getting the $210K you are hoping for in the current market, but you don't have to take less than you would make in Government. Seriously, at my agency we have people 3-4 years out of school who make about 90 K and we work about 40 hours a week, and up to 2 days a week from home!

What's a good/best gov. agency/dept. for a young JD? (My daughter is a 1L.)

Starbucks barista, if she's lucky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get this thread deleted ASAP. Don't take that offer, it is really low. I don't see you getting the $210K you are hoping for in the current market, but you don't have to take less than you would make in Government. Seriously, at my agency we have people 3-4 years out of school who make about 90 K and we work about 40 hours a week, and up to 2 days a week from home!

What's a good/best gov. agency/dept. for a young JD? (My daughter is a 1L.)

Starbucks barista, if she's lucky.

+1. Where is your daughter a 1L, pp? If she doesn't go to a top 10 school OR do extremely well at a lower-ranked school AND doesn't have a bit of luck in her favor, getting a job as a fedgov lawyer is a pipe dream. Each opening gets -literally- thousands of applications.

[Anonymous]

Catholic - Dunkin
AU - Starbucks.
GWU and G'town - Peets.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Catholic - Dunkin
AU - Starbucks.
GWU and G'town - Peets.

UVA?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Get this thread deleted ASAP. Don't take that offer, it is really low. I don't see you getting the $210K you are hoping for in the current market, but you don't have to take less than you would make in Government. Seriously, at my agency we have people 3-4 years out of school who make about 90 K and we work about 40 hours a week, and up to 2 days a week from home!

What's a good/best gov. agency/dept. for a young JD? (My daughter is a 1L.)

This depends on what she's studying, what internships she lands in between, and where she wants to end up. I think DoJ Honors Program is probably the gold standard for a generalist, with criminal more prestigious than civil. But CFPB is supposed to be a great place to work, and SEC pays top dollar.

[Anonymous]

I know a Catholic grad who has worked for the government and big law and as in house council. There's no reason to think you can't have a great job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a Catholic grad who has worked for the government and big law and as in house council. There's no reason to think you can't have a great job.

Sure, but you'll want to be at the top of your class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a Catholic grad who has worked for the government and big law and as in house council. There's no reason to think you can't have a great job.

when did they graduate?