attorneys now being paid $10/hr. Forum

[thuggishruggishbone]

http://temporaryattorney.blogspot.com/

yikes!

[Richie Tenenbaum]

$10/hr for the opportunity to work under someone like this- --LinkRemoved-- ?

No thanks.

[janderson]

This is the legal equivalent of the medical school graduate's residency experience.

LOL...I didn't know they are paying freshly minted physicians $10 an hour too.

[Renzo]

LOL...I didn't know they are paying freshly minted physicians $10 an hour too.

I actually sat down with a friend who's a resident once and we calculated his hourly rate, and it was about that.

[clintonius]

Meh -- I have a friend who works at one of the large Wall Street banks, and his first-year analyst rate figured to something like $6/hour. It's not because he is compensated poorly; it's because they work insane hours. Attorneys and physicians encounter the same phenomenon.

[Anonymous User]

Just a warning my anti-virus/web browser gave me a malicious program warning for that website.

[09042014]

This is short sighted on the firms part. They are going to train this lawyer then they will bolt the second they can.

[RVP11]

Meh -- I have a friend who works at one of the large Wall Street banks, and his first-year analyst rate figured to something like $6/hour. It's not because he is compensated poorly; it's because they work insane hours. Attorneys and physicians encounter the same phenomenon.

I don't believe this.

$6/hour x 90 hours a week x 52 weeks = $28,080

Large Wall Street banks pay a lot more than 28k. And even analysts don't work 90 hours a week.

[clintonius]

Yeah, that's not accurate at all. The bastard done fibbed to me (and I didn't fact-check).

[Renzo]

This is short sighted on the firms part. They are going to train this lawyer then they will bolt the second they can.

They aren't going to give them any training. It's a contract doc review/paralegal job dressed up in fancy language.

[09042014]

This is short sighted on the firms part. They are going to train this lawyer then they will bolt the second they can.

They aren't going to give them any training. It's a contract doc review/paralegal job dressed up in fancy language.

Ah, makes sense now.

I should bookmark this and read it every time I feel like taking a day off from studying next year.

[rayiner]

The last time I made that little was right out of HS.

Sucks to not be able to do math, huh?

[Spaceman Spiff]

$10/hr for the opportunity to work under someone like this- --LinkRemoved-- ?

No thanks.

I love that he advertises his 3.5 Undergrad GPA. Hilarious.

[09042014]

$10/hr for the opportunity to work under someone like this- --LinkRemoved-- ?

No thanks.

I love that he advertises his 3.5 Undergrad GPA. Hilarious.

From UIUC's College of Education no less. Converted to real GPA that is a 3.0.

[A'nold]

Dang, where is this? Think it is worth relocating?

[crazycanuck]

The last time I made that little was right out of HS.

Sucks to not be able to do math, huh?

I think I made $10 when I was 16 working as a busser at a chinese restaurant. I started at a hotel doing front desk work at $12/hour, at $14.50.

[rayiner]

The last time I made that little was right out of HS.

Sucks to not be able to do math, huh?

I think I made $10 when I was 16 working as a busser at a chinese restaurant. I started at a hotel doing front desk work at $12/hour, at $14.50.

But those are Canadian dollars, so like $1/hour for the front desk job?

[crazycanuck]

The last time I made that little was right out of HS.

Sucks to not be able to do math, huh?

I think I made $10 when I was 16 working as a busser at a chinese restaurant. I started at a hotel doing front desk work at $12/hour, at $14.50.

But those are Canadian dollars, so like $1/hour for the front desk job?

14.23 using todays exchange rate.

[nycparalegal]

Meh -- I have a friend who works at one of the large Wall Street banks, and his first-year analyst rate figured to something like $6/hour. It's not because he is compensated poorly; it's because they work insane hours. Attorneys and physicians encounter the same phenomenon.

I don't believe this.

$6/hour x 90 hours a week x 52 weeks = $28,080

Large Wall Street banks pay a lot more than 28k. And even analysts don't work 90 hours a week.

I think the $6 figure would be after taxes and probably after COL expenses.

[Anonymous User]

an Ltd. company is not a good business choice for a law firm.

[rayiner]

14.23 using todays exchange rate.

Touche.

[clintonius]

Meh -- I have a friend who works at one of the large Wall Street banks, and his first-year analyst rate figured to something like $6/hour. It's not because he is compensated poorly; it's because they work insane hours. Attorneys and physicians encounter the same phenomenon.

I don't believe this.

$6/hour x 90 hours a week x 52 weeks = $28,080

Large Wall Street banks pay a lot more than 28k. And even analysts don't work 90 hours a week.

I think the $6 figure would be after taxes and probably after COL expenses.

Maybe. But factoring in commute, rent and food is kind of unfair. Lots of people would be claiming they make $0.27/hour if all we're looking at is disposable income.