Plaintiff-side attorneys that get commissions on non-originated cases: do you get annual base salary raises?

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I received a raise after asking for it. Don’t expect for anyone to give you a raise, though.

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It depends. Last year I negotiated a 5% increase in my base salary because of inflation. I’m now at $160k with 5% bonus on non-originated cases and 1/3 bonus on originated cases. The base is a relatively small aspect of my compensation but every little bit helps, amirite? To be clear, it wasn’t an automatic annual raise—I had to push for it. 6th year, HCOL market.

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I am at $125k with the same commission structure. How much are your gross settlements each year?

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This is exactly why I'm quitting my current firm. It is normal to get a raise but a lot of firms will act like it is not because you get commission.

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