In-house salaries are always much harder to compare than private practice, so difficult to know if you’re getting a good deal. Would anyone mind posting salary / area of law / location / hours?

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200K, 20% cash bonus, 80k at today's valuation of Series D-stage company options vesting over 4 yrs, absurd benefits (pay nothing for health ins). C/O 2016, tech, Bay Area but went to school later w prev Finance experience. Background in M&A, venture plus emp/priv/commercial. Job is corporate with minimal commercial work on a legal team of 5.

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ditto on the resume submission lmao

$285k, 25+ years out. 50% of annual bonus - so, over $400k total comp. I have been told I am creeping up to a redline. Implication being that if I want a raise, I need a promotion, a rising tide to lift all boats, or go somewhere else.

I heard for years that in-house involves less hours. Hours are what you make it. If you work your ass off in a firm with late hours, it’s because you are a hard worker. Every job has a ton of work. I have never had a day go by where I am looking for stuff to do at any of my jobs. You have to decide how hard you are going to work.

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CA, 20 years experience, 50 hours a week, $325k base pay, plus 30% annual bonus and 30% annual RSUs.

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$85k, Midwest, tech startup, 40-50 hrs/week.

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How many years experience though?

$160k (15% annual bonus)/privacy (tech company)/Chicago/45-50hrs. 2nd year.

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$192k + 20-25% bonus, Texas, 45-50 hours a week, 5-7 year range, transactional work.

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£85 + bonus, London, Commercial banking, 3 years qualified.

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This is exactly what I’m looking for. Was sold a 930-6 and it very much hasn’t turned out like that.

Southeast. Salary + equity = $250k. Construction/govt contracts. 3.5 years out.

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😯

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105k, DC, 50-60 hours a week

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4th year

$135, Massachusetts, energy industry

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South U.S. 5 years is exp. 150k Base Salary, 40% Annual Cash Bonus Scale, 8% 401k match, 4% annul retirement bonus

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20 yrs experience, Mountain West, 40-50 hrs/week, $200k base, 30% bonus, 35% RSUs

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$125, NW, Environmental

4 yrs exp

This would be much more useful with experience added. 100k out of law school is not the same as 100k at 50.

80k. Midwest, small NPO. 5th year out. 40-50 hours a week.

120k, mid-Atlantic, software company, 45-50 hours per week

MW niche-market insurer, 3 yrs experience, $80k, 40-45hrs/wk, bonus based on overall company profitability (typically 10-15%)

115k, 11th year, Chicago. I am realizing how underpaid I am. 40-50 hours a week. No bonus.

You and me both. Enlightening thread.

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This is making me never want to leave firm life...despite the workload the pay is hard to leave behind!

Midwest: $110k, $5-10k bonus; 40 hours week max.; 7 years out; amazing benefits.

3 with a previous company, 4 with present.

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