Summer Work Pay Forum

[Kobe_Teeth]

During your summers, how much money can you expect to make? I know SA positions get up to 3000 a week but what do RA's get? What does a smaller firm position pull in? As I budget for my summers, what can I expect?

[im_blue]

I think SA salary is pro-rated to the annual salary, so that's why biglaw pays $160k/50 = $3000/week. You can probably estimate smaller firm SAs with that rule of thumb.

[Kobe_Teeth]

And summer work is more common (and usually expected) for the 2L and 3L summers?

[umichgrad]

If you're not at a T-10 or so, you can expect no pay your first summer. If you get paid, awesome, but don't expect it.