I’m a first year associate at a firm with about 20 attorneys. I’ve been full time for about 8 months. I am making 75k with a 2080 annual billable requirement and an hourly rate of 375. I work 9-10 hour days most days and have only taken 2 days off since I started. Would it be out of pocket to ask for a raise?

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Phenomenal return for the firm. Not so much for you. You should leave

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This. Exactly

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Question - Are any of the other 19 attorneys making the firm $780K but only being paid peanuts? Do the math, grasshopper, and figure out you are probably worth a lot more to them than they are to you.

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Ask for a raise! That’s terrible

This set up is exactly why law firm partners are living the sweet life. You better be in line for a fat bonus.

Raise? How about LATERAL 😂

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