Do JDs feel like they’re being significantly underpaid when compared to others at law firms?

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Absolutely. I find it harder for attorneys to move up in the firm as well.

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Yes when we're asked to work long hours. We wanted to have more time away from work so we took the lower salary

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JDs, maybe. JD/LLMs, probably less so. I’m in the latter group and make $145k. I expect to both outearn and outlast (in our respective firms) most people I know in Big Law over the next few years.

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What is your rank, service line, and location?

Of course we do. Many people came here for lower hours compared to law firms and/or more business/finance experience, but there's a huge pay differential between big 4 and mid-size to big law.

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As a senior yes, so I left. But just rejoined as a manager and comp-wise I’m a lot happier. For reference, my comps is about where my partner who is in big law was about three years ago. But I also work almost 50% less than he does so it’s worth the trade off for me. M&A tax group at PwC.

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Agree with pwc1. I make 150k which is abt 6-70% of big law salary at my level. I also feel that I work abt 70% compared to my bug law friends

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