I’m a second year associate, just received an offer for a position in LA, with a $90K salary with 180/month billable hours for a defense firm. Is this offer too low? Should I ask for more money? Thanks in Advance!

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Yes. That is too low.

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Is this “LA” Louisiana or Los Angeles lol?

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That’s closer to a paralegal salary than an associate.

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Too darn low!

Are you in big law? That’s extremely low. Are you joining as counsel?

It's a mid-level firm, but I liked the team. Maybe I need to pass on this offer. I'm coming from a small place, so I feel naive about this!

That is WAY low. Especially for that location. I would def ask for more.

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