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Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:30 pm
by Anonymous User
I am a 1L that recently got a job this summer at a BigLaw firm in a clerk position. I have to go in sometime in the next two weeks to discuss my pay, hours, etc. If they ask me (which I think they will) what kind of hourly rate I desire what would be a fair response? I was thinking around $12/hr. or so? Is this too much, too little or pretty standard? The firm is a top 10 legal market and I will be living at home (with my parents) during the time I will be working there fwiw.
Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:32 pm
by Anonymous User
I worked at a small firm (2 attorneys) over winter break and got $15/hour
Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:33 pm
by MU2009
Anonymous User wrote:I worked at a small firm (2 attorneys) over winter break and got $15/hour
Thanks. So I guess $12 would be shortchanging myself a bit then...
Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:42 pm
by Anonymous User
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Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:50 pm
by General Tso
anonymous user fail
Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:54 pm
by MU2009
swheat wrote:anonymous user fail
Nah, it doesn't really matter. I misclicked the "Anonymous New Post" in the OP anyway.
Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:55 pm
by NYU2011
Your post history suggests you are a 0L, not a 1L... which is it? That will make a pay difference
Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:43 am
by nealric
3,000 a week
Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:56 pm
by Renzo
NYU2011 wrote:Your post history suggests you are a 0L, not a 1L... which is it? That will make a pay difference
Yeah. This post doesn't make sense. If it's "Biglaw" and you are a 1L, it seems you would already know what you are going to be paid, because it would be lockstep summer associate rate, and it would likely be published on NALP.
Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 1:09 pm
by drew
Renzo wrote:NYU2011 wrote:Your post history suggests you are a 0L, not a 1L... which is it? That will make a pay difference
Yeah. This post doesn't make sense. If it's "Biglaw" and you are a 1L, it seems you would already know what you are going to be paid, because it would be lockstep summer associate rate, and it would likely be published on NALP.
LOL. Yeah I was curious about the "clerkship" of a 1L in a biglaw firm.
Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:17 pm
by Anonymous Loser
MU2009 wrote:Anonymous User wrote:I worked at a small firm (2 attorneys) over winter break and got $15/hour
Thanks. So I guess $12 would be shortchanging myself a bit then...
No. For an 0L $12 is fairly generous.
Re: Summer Clerk Position
Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2010 2:33 pm
by Anonymous User
I worked at a biglaw firm as an 0L for a summer doing grunt work and was paid either $12 or $12.50 an hour.