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wfitzharris's avatar

It's a bit mind blowing that 1st year associates at those firms are paid the same salary as a US District Court judge. I often wonder why so many clients are willing to pay the fees required to pay those salaries.

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Nancy Rapoport's avatar

My first thought? Wow, new lawyers are getting paid a lot more than we law professors are. My second thought? There's no way I'd want to relive being an associate again, even though I learned a lot and liked most of my colleagues.

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