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Question about reasonableness of income expectations

Post by rawlsohard » Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:11 pm

Obviously this depends on the area, but,

Most jobs I can get right now pay $30k. My goal is to attend a high T1. Is it reasonable to expect to make $60-80k after that? I realize some people talk about making $100k+, but I would consider the JD a good investment if my income was in the $60-80k range. Anything above that would be above my expectations.

The "be wary of T1" literature I've read seems to talk about being skeptical of promises of six-figure income. I realize that. But very few have said, "you're unlikely to get even a job that pays $60-80k."

Is expecting this kind of income from a T1 unreasonable? Should I consider the worst-case even lower?

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Re: Question about reasonableness of income expectations

Post by bandenjamin » Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:14 pm

http://www.nalp.org/salarydistrib

Pretty rare to be in the 60 - 80k range

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Re: Question about reasonableness of income expectations

Post by Bronck » Fri Mar 22, 2013 6:15 pm

Wrong forum duder. This isn't for 0Ls:

http://top-law-schools.com/forums/viewt ... 3&t=189981

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