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Originally posted by Wine&SilverBlue
umm.. supposedly starting salary for a first year assoc at ABCDEF, a big law firm in NYC is $165k... (mid $200s after a few years)
and the average salary for a partner is $2 mil
although they expect you to work ridiculous hours...
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I am not sure about those salaries. My friend, who works at one of the five biggest law firms in NYC, started at about $125,000. The new associates work about 60 to 70 hours a week at his firm.
Partners can do very well depending on the money that they and the firm bring in. If the firm is successful, the partners are rewarded. I have heard of six figure bonuses for a corporate lawyer who worked on a big merger.