How are bonuses typically structured in all of your various firms? We are a small firm, relatively lucrative, hourly billing, few, if any, contingency cases. I am an associate as well as the office manager. I am expected to keep up with both jobs. When we discuss bonuses, the baseline is always billables only. I am essentially being docked for the admin tasks I must do - such as all HR, oversee clerks, interact with landlord, manage physical space, i.e. supplies, tech, materials. Advice?
Plaintiff-side personal injury firms are known to offer lower base salaries (especially when compared to ID firms), but much higher bonuses. I think what you ask for also depends on your performance. How much money did you make them last year? Did you overperform? Plaintiff side is basically like a sales job.
Gotcha.
I work in ID in south Florida. Starting was 75 got a raise 3 months later to 82500. Seems about market at least down here for regional firms.
I started with $65K. Left to another firm with less than a year of experience for $80K, with second interviews with firms that were offering $85K.
I think market is $75K to $85K.
Im also ID in Central Florida. Started at 75k in 2019. Raise to 85k after 3 months. Significant raise into 6 figures at the 1 yr 3 month mark. This is about when you should expect some bumps, in my view.
How is that side? ID that is
$80k is where I was. $5k raise each year.
Plaintiff’s side or ID?
Plaintiff
Morgan & Morgan?
Nope
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