I have been in the public sector but am trying to make the switch into plaintiff personal injury. It’s so taboo to discuss salary, but I have no idea what to ask/expect as a 4-5 year Associate (but also new to this type of law). Any input for the Madison/Milwaukee, Wisconsin areas for what to negotiate for salary/bonus? TIA!

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I'm on the defense side but I'm a 4th yr in Milwaukee at a boutique national firm (approx 45 attys in 9 offices nationwide) and I make $113k plus bonus (last year was $15k). 1800 hr requirement.

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I’m at a small pi firm in New Orleans. We are salary plus commission only.

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I hate this phrase but…it depends. What PI firms are you looking at? PI has a low base, so I would try to negotiate at-least a 15-20% commission with respect to revenue you generate for the firm.

It is common to get both a commission and a year end bonus.

I get commission on cases I bring in and also on cases I settle.

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