Legal aid/legal services salaries Forum

[seagan823]

I would like to work in the DC metropolitan area (DMV) after law school for legal aid or a similar civil legal services organization. What are entry level salaries like for attorneys in high COL areas like DC, NYC or SF? The only information I can find is for a general median across the nation.

[071816]

ask career services

[CanadianWolf]

OP: Willing to share what your research revealed about median or average (mean) salaries for public defenders ?

[encore1101]

just spoke with my friend who started this year at legal aid at nyc
pre-admission: 50k
post-admission: 55k

all nyc managerial employees got a 4% COL raise, and LAS is expecting another raise this year

[seagan823]

Not in law school yet so no one to ask yet.

Thanks for that reply. 50-55k seems reasonable. I bet DC is similar. I'm a social worker now making less than that and while I know law school/legal services really makes no financial sense I'm hoping I can at least make more in my future career than I do now.

Also, below is the latest research I've seen on all the nation wide medians for PI gigs, including PD salaries.

http://www.nalp.org/july14research

[CanadianWolf]

@seagan823: Thank you for the NALP report.