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what is a realistic salary for a divorce lawyer?

Post by Anonymous User » Tue Aug 25, 2015 1:16 pm

I've always been interested in divorce/matrimonial law but have no idea what a realistic salary would be for a divorce lawyer. I know it probably depends largely on the market, but there is so little information I was just wondering if anyone had a ballpark idea of what a young associate could expect to make in lets say a secondary market.

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Re: what is a realistic salary for a divorce lawyer?

Post by Johann » Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:01 pm

Anonymous User wrote:I've always been interested in divorce/matrimonial law but have no idea what a realistic salary would be for a divorce lawyer. I know it probably depends largely on the market, but there is so little information I was just wondering if anyone had a ballpark idea of what a young associate could expect to make in lets say a secondary market.
About 45 or 50 thousand.

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Re: what is a realistic salary for a divorce lawyer?

Post by Young Marino » Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:14 pm

JohannDeMann wrote:
Anonymous User wrote:I've always been interested in divorce/matrimonial law but have no idea what a realistic salary would be for a divorce lawyer. I know it probably depends largely on the market, but there is so little information I was just wondering if anyone had a ballpark idea of what a young associate could expect to make in lets say a secondary market.
About 45 or 50 thousand.
I would say this estimation is correct for the first 1-3 years of practice. It really depends on how well you do establishing a client base and networking. I know a solo practitioner who has been practicing in family law for about 6 years (also 6 years removed from graduation) and makes close to $100k a year but he always says that none of that would have been possible without networking. Most of his business comes from referrals by attorneys who don't do family law or former clients who know of people that need representation. So really it probably depends on the kind of work/networking you do

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Re: what is a realistic salary for a divorce lawyer?

Post by encore1101 » Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:15 pm

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Re: what is a realistic salary for a divorce lawyer?

Post by monsterman » Tue Aug 25, 2015 2:23 pm

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