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Theres not that much info on SA pay at the big L&E firms (littler/jackson lewis/ogeltree)?

Anyone have any idea on the SA programs in general, and pay in different markets?

I know some of them have very small SA programs, but they do exist. Any info would be appreciated.

Location dependent. The firms you named pay 2500-3000/ week depending on the market you're in.

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Anonymous User wrote:Location dependent. The firms you named pay 2500-3000/ week depending on the market you're in.

Thanks for the response. Do you know if this holds true in non-major market (south east cities)?

Don’t discount the big law firms that have good l&e practices. Less comoditized work, better pay, can always go to the above mentioned firms later to extend the runway.

Anonymous User wrote:Don’t discount the big law firms that have good l&e practices. Less comoditized work, better pay, can always go to the above mentioned firms later to extend the runway.

My worry is ending up in a different practice area in a larger firm. Isn't it better to start somewhere that you can hit the ground running? Most firms in my market will put you where they need you.

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Anonymous User wrote:Location dependent. The firms you named pay 2500-3000/ week depending on the market you're in.

Thanks for the response. Do you know if this holds true in non-major market (south east cities)?

Going to be on the lower end. It's normally whatever the 1st year salary is, pro-rated. Market you're talking about you'll see 100k-145k as a starting salary.

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Anonymous User wrote:Don’t discount the big law firms that have good l&e practices. Less comoditized work, better pay, can always go to the above mentioned firms later to extend the runway.

My worry is ending up in a different practice area in a larger firm. Isn't it better to start somewhere that you can hit the ground running? Most firms in my market will put you where they need you.

True, but a lot of people that target these firms don’t want to end up in L&E (at least in my experience). It’s a lower margin, less “sexy” practice area - so I think if you get a larger firm, you can target the practice group with relative ease. I gunned for l&e cause I found it interesting - got placed thre with no problem.

That said, this has been just one persons (my) experience at a firm that has a relatively big l&e practice (and pays market).

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:

Anonymous User wrote:Don’t discount the big law firms that have good l&e practices. Less comoditized work, better pay, can always go to the above mentioned firms later to extend the runway.

My worry is ending up in a different practice area in a larger firm. Isn't it better to start somewhere that you can hit the ground running? Most firms in my market will put you where they need you.

True, but a lot of people that target these firms don’t want to end up in L&E (at least in my experience). It’s a lower margin, less “sexy” practice area - so I think if you get a larger firm, you can target the practice group with relative ease. I gunned for l&e cause I found it interesting - got placed thre with no problem.

That said, this has been just one persons (my) experience at a firm that has a relatively big l&e practice (and pays market).

Wow, thanks for the insight. Hadn't thought of it that way, I'm definitely going to take that into consideration.