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Jun 10, 2021
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ebv
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I interviewed with the civil appellate section of an AG's office some years ago.
I was shocked how low the pay would be.
85K at a government office, depending on how long you've been out, could be great.
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First-year big law salaries going up to $200,000.
Mrs Featerbottom
6/10/21 11:10am
Similar to post-MBA banking jobs. But it's a miserable experience.
WDaddy
6/10/21 11:11am
Could you elaborate?
JoMax
6/10/21 11:14am
Get a MBA from a top business school, go into investment banking (NY, not the
WDaddy
6/10/21 11:18am
I always crack up at the fake investment bankers of SLC
HiLife
6/10/21 11:34am
They seemed to do a lot more than that on Suits
4th and Niner
6/10/21 11:13am
Not for 1st years brah
Turnpike Lane
6/10/21 11:16am
The opening scene in Suits is where it got too ridiculous to bear.
Mrs Featerbottom
6/10/21 11:23am
Still too low. The 6 years I spent in BigLaw were soul crushing.
slappy
6/10/21 11:14am
What do you do now?
BleedCougarBlue2
6/10/21 11:17am
In house IP tech trans counsel for a large tech company.
slappy
6/10/21 11:18am
Interesting work?
BleedCougarBlue2
6/10/21 11:20am
I actually do enjoy most of it. My undergrad is in engineering, and I support a large engineering team.
slappy
6/10/21 11:24am
7th year is where it starts getting really fun!
Mrs Featerbottom
6/10/21 11:27am
"Well, you've had a great year. I think if you just turn up the dial a BIT that
Tricky
6/10/21 11:43am
Salaries were stagnant for quite a while but have increased drastically over the
LosAlcoug
6/10/21 11:14am
Is this LA area?
delux_247
6/10/21 11:18am
Yeah Orange County
LosAlcoug
6/10/21 11:41am
Big Law sucks. Half the pay with better lifestyle and cost of living is way better.
Turnpike Lane
6/10/21 11:15am
I like the analogy to a castle under siege.
slappy
6/10/21 11:18am
And deceiving depending on where you live.
ebv
6/10/21 11:23am
I saw attorney salaries working for a small population state at only $86k
jrifkin48
6/10/21 11:16am
I interviewed with the civil appellate section of an AG's office some years ago.
ebv
6/10/21 11:34am
I’m really interested in the big law culture. Is it like big business?
StalwartBraveTrue
6/10/21 11:17am
I was surprised at what LAPD officers make. This Sargent gets $329k in compensation, including $100k in overtime and
cheezedawg
6/10/21 11:19am
Met multiple former LAPDs that put in their time to get pension with California
cougcoug3
6/10/21 11:21am
$329K? That is nuts. No wonder CA is broke. 🙁
BleedCougarBlue2
6/10/21 11:21am
329k in total but still.
cougcoug3
6/10/21 11:23am
Yeah, edited. Still crazy.
BleedCougarBlue2
6/10/21 11:23am
Wait, I thought we back the blue?
StalwartBraveTrue
6/10/21 12:36pm
Wow, that is a ton of money - and that’s just Sergeant rank.
Spindash
6/10/21 11:34am
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