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Please include market, firm size/vault ranking, year, and a ballpark of the rate.
Feel free to anony it.

I need guidelines/estimates for a project, mainly for 2nd/3rd year, and for 5th-6th year, preferably midlaw/secondary market, but I thought it might be interesting to get a range. I'll update OP from time to time.

Thanks


NY
V5 1st yr - $550+
V10 SA - $350-$400

DC
SA - $250
Biglaw 1st yr - $470

TX
IP 2nd Yr - $400
1st Yr - $400

LA
1st Yr - $400

Secondary
1L SA - $165

Boutique
Clerk - $135

Detroit
mid-law - $285

I think Google will be helpful to you.

Around 350-400 as a SA at a v10 NY. Most of my hours are written off.

470 first year dc big law.

165 as a 1L SA in a secondary market. Thought I'd throw it out there for the lulz.

More than $550 an hour as a first year in NYC, V5, specialized corporate practice.

Usual disclaimer that it's just the sticker rate, but still kind of insane...

250ish as a DC 2L SA. Most hours are billed, but regularly shaved down (if I spent 6 hours when they expected 4, for example).

Anonymous User wrote:250ish as a DC 2L SA. Most hours are billed, but regularly shaved down (if I spent 6 hours when they expected 4, for example).

How would you even know that?

Desert Fox wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:250ish as a DC 2L SA. Most hours are billed, but regularly shaved down (if I spent 6 hours when they expected 4, for example).

How would you even know that?

This. Hey SAs out there: it is highly unlikely that any client is knowingly paying associate billing rates for your time. Stop responding to this thread.

$400/hr - 2nd yr IP associate in TXBIGLAW

Law Clerk - 135/Hour - Boutique

400/hr 1st year general litigation in LA

$400/hr - 1st year Texas transactional

$285 Detroit mid-law (300+ attorneys nationwide) 4th year litigation associate.