What salary should I expect/negotiate for as a brand new attorney, plaintiffs side, at a big(ish) firm in SWFL?

For context, I’m a 3L. I started at the firm 4 years ago as a receptionist, moved to legal assistant, then onto case manager. I also helped in a paralegal capacity propounding discovery/writing motions, etc. I’d need little to no training and can hit the ground running with a full caseload.

I have no idea what to expect in terms of salary, it’s all very “hush hush.”

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If your firms that hush hush the writings on the wall: go somewhere else.

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Absolutely not. Hey, I want to be an associate here. What do the typical first years make. He'll tell you. Then you should say, well what do you pay your special first years that have been here since the start :). You deserve more than the run of the mill first year, 100% earned. Don't let them convince you otherwise.

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At LEAST 90k imo. And that’s on the LOW end

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I would definitley say you should be making atleast 95k. I think its weird that they are being hush hush though...especially since you have been working there. Have they not made you an actual offer?

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