Am I overpaid? First year associate, products liability. Mid level, insurance defense. San Francisco. I make 155k plus 10% bonus.

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Uhhh which are you… the PL first year or the ID mid…

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In SF, no. But a lot of attorneys are underpaid in my opinion

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You are decently paid for a first year in SF. But that doesn't mean it's not ridiculous to pay lawyers in SF anything less than 200K TC.

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What’s the billable target?

Underpaid if-midlevel.

Decently paid of ID first year in SF.

First year or midlevel?

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