As usual, we'll need some tips to make sure we've got accurate information. So please send in information about the first year salaries and billable requirements for firms in Nevada. You can leave the information as a comment on this post or email it to nevadalegal@gmail.com.
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Todd Phillips and Associates:
ReplyDeleteWhile associates at my firm do not actually get paid with "American Dollars" they do enjoy lifetime memberships to various gyms and night clubs and bars that I have sued for discrimination.
Todd Phillips and Associates is an equal opportunity employer, so long as you are a white male.
Qualifications:
The ideal applicant will be familiar with the TV shows Eli Stone, Boston Legal and The Practice. Some college is a definite plus.
Prior modeling experience, preferably with Abercrombie and Fitch will guarantee you an equity partner position.
Given the state of the economy why don't you solicit info on firms that are laying off associates and staff, conducting 'stealth layoffs,' or implementing a hiring freeze. The salary info is of limited value in a market this small anyway.
ReplyDeleteWhat, folks are too lazy to pull up the nalpdirectory and type in "Las Vegas?" Yes, people, you might also have to type in LA, Denver, and Phx for regional firm salaries.
ReplyDeleteTodd Phillips responds:
ReplyDeleteWHISKEY, TANGO, FOXTROT?
(You're just too into me).
Although NALP lists a lot of the larger firms in Vegas, it does not list very accurate information because it depends on firm reported info.
ReplyDeleteFor example - I work at a Vegas office of a larger regional firm not listed with an office in Nevada, with 11 attorneys (split between Vegas & Reno) - new associates make middle to high of the higher Vegas market salaries.
The problem with NALP salary listings is that, for example, my firm's starting first year associate salary depends on the practice groups within which you practice - i.e. litigation & transactional have different hourly requirements and a slightly different salary. Insurance litigators make different than IP litigators who make different than patent attorneys who make different than gaming & administrative law attorneys, etc.
I think it's crazy for a firm to pay a new associate who went from high school, to undergrad, to law school and whose most recent job, other than summer associate, was at port-of-subs or McDonalds, the same as a new associate who went from high school, to undergrad, to working for 10 years then to law school and can hit the ground running with less hand-holding and needy positive reinforcement like the former needs.
I think it's crazy how much money I make too, but it's awesome! I'm glad I didn't throw ten years away working a "real job." Man, anyone who did that must feel like a real sucker.
ReplyDeleteIt's true you're making as much as the poor sucker who had a "real job" for ten years prior to law school.
ReplyDeleteWhat's also true is that the "sucker," the senior associates and even some of the partners refer to you as a "snot-nosed punk" when you're not around.
Or maybe even when you are...
Hey 9:12. First year salaries at your firm depend on the practice group? WTF? I think someone's getting screwed over there. And I think it's you. Yeah, patent prosecutors and transactional types aren't billing commercial lit numbers, but -- for a "larger regional firm" -- first year base salary variation based on practice group is unusual, to say the least.
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