Lawyers - post your salary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There have to be more non-profits, contract attorneys, and attorneys not working as attorneys here. It's not all 500K and bonuses. Don't be shy!

Freelance attorney doing very part time legal research and writing from home. $65 an hour.

[Anonymous]

I'm the OP. I didn't post this to be trashy or tacky. I posted it because it's easy in a town like this to feel less-than if you're a lawyer making under 200K. I suppose I am looking for common ground, or people who have made the same decisions I have. Granted, I love my job. But given the economic downturn and a bit of previous unemployment, I am not going to be able to get a big paying or firm job for a long long time, if ever. Even if I wanted to. Anyone else in a cut throat job knows what I mean: there are so many elite lawyers in this town, if you're not one already you're not one. Those of you posting have your own reasons, but thanks nonetheless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:20 hrs a week, local gov't $45 a year. I bet I make the least.

This sounds fantastic for a working mom - what locality?

Montgomery County

[Anonymous]

Senior associate at biglaw -- about $300K + discretionary bonus in the $20-50K range. I have dinner with my kids every night too, but I don't think I'm making partner.

[Anonymous]

Federal government, $136K.

Don't compare yourself, OP -- who cares? Are you happy? Do you like your work? Do you like your work-life balance? That's what affects your life, frankly.

[Anonymous]

"Ambulance chaser."

It depends on the year, but over the last 20 years it averages out to 3 million per year.

[Anonymous]

155k. Gov't atty with 18 yrs exper. Home every evening and weekend and enjoy my work. No bonus at my agency.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm make under 100K in a small firm. I went to a top 10 school. I am home for dinner every night. I never work weekends. I don't measure my salary by what I bill, rather, it's just what I get paid to do my job as it varies. I like the work I do. I help people most of the time, corporations none of the time.

Way to much 'splanation Lucy. We don't believe you.

[Anonymous]

In house counsel at a labor union, 110k plus fully-paid family health benefits.

[Anonymous]

I'm a fed. paralegal and I make $85k on at my 9-5 job. I have 15 years of experience for what it's worth. I know the question was for attorneys, but I was reading out of curiosity. Sometimes I regret not going to law school and sometimes I don't. I can't imagine making as much money as some of you do - wow... I'm pretty happy with $85k for a fed. paralegal job though (btw, I'm topped out).

[Anonymous]

Small firm, 3rd year associate, billing 1600 per year, made $77k last year and $3k bonus. I think I'm underpaid!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Small firm, 3rd year associate, billing 1600 per year, made $77k last year and $3k bonus. I think I'm underpaid!

Post your law school, GPA and class rank and we'll tell you. Oops. Sorry. Thought this was ATL for a moment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There have to be more non-profits, contract attorneys, and attorneys not working as attorneys here. It's not all 500K and bonuses. Don't be shy!

Freelance attorney doing very part time legal research and writing from home. $65 an hour.

Nice! How do you get this sort of work?