I've been offered a job as associate at a small (1 owner, 1 of counsel) firm. It's near metro big city and they seem to have a good amount of business. It's probate (straightforward ones & litigation) and general estate planning. The offer is for $50K base and 5% of individual revenue (hourly & flat fees). I'm only 3 years licensed, but this feels...low? Am I expecting too much?

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You are definitely not expecting too much. That seems very low.

Low!!

I was worried, so thank you for confirming my fears! I think I'll turn them down. Thank you all for helping!

We are a small firm in a metro city and pay our assistant $60k, so that is pretty low for an attorney. Even with the 3%.

Well dang lol. I'm not saying your admin assistant isn't super important, but I feel like I shouldn't get the same amount as an admin assistant??

This is the exact job, location, number of attorneys, and pay I received at my first job, zero years of experience. I received a raise within 3 months. This is very low. Have you practiced in this specialty before?

I mean lawyers are bad at math... so could be that 😬

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