So I left big law a while back and have been making very good money in my field. However, I’ve always wondered what I would have been making as a big law partner if I had stayed. What’s a junior equity partner making (range) these days at a V10? How about 10 years in as a partner? V20? V100?

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Would depend on your book and practice area, wouldn't it? I'd guess somewhere between $400k and less than Bezos. Enough either way.

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My understanding is junior equity partners at v10 make ~$1.5mil to start and a rough measure would be junior equity partners make half of firms PPP to start. Obviously varies a ton firm to firm.

After 10 years really depends how much business you’re bringing in and again, varies a ton firm to firm. Some firms try and even it out, some firms pay their rainmakers a lot to keep them from getting poached and have a huge tier of lower paid partners. PPP tells us the average, more or less.

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Thanks. Helpful.

I would be interested in knowing this as well, albeit for different reasons. Anyone willing to share?

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Well yeah, obviously. But looking for some real world examples.

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Not to hijack, but what’s to be expected for non-equity partner (range)? I’m thinking Am100/V100.

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At my current v100 firm there is little to no raise from what you were making before NEP. You only start getting more money when you make equity.

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