Anyone else feeling tired of working as an inhouse legal counsel at different investment funds and always earning 20-40 % less than the portfolio managers, sales rep and programmers? Is the point of working within finance not to actually make money?

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My father always told me, the best lawyers are way too expensive. If you are good and not getting paid, go where you will get paid. Because for 300 years the best lawyers have always made a lot of money.

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I agree. You need to update your resume and start applying for other roles.

That's probably because you are a cost center and not a revenue generator

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