How much do they make? How long do they work? how hard is it to find a job? Is it at all fun?
Thanks for the answers!
2007-06-07 16:32:19 · 4 answers · asked by mattsp_89 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
It's a really tough job and pretty boring from my point of view. However, they can easily make over $500,000+/yr. My corporate attorney friends work about 11-12 hours 5 days a week and some hours on weekends. I don't think it's very hard to find an associate attorney's job and you can easily get promotions if you're willing to put in the long hours. I don't think it's fun, but that's just me. There's a lot of writing of complex legal documents. I write a lot of contracts and I even find my own work insufferably boring. I can remember when I represented an equipment dealer, I'd spend the weekend reading 80-90 page contracts.
2007-06-07 16:50:45 · answer #1 · answered by David M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is NOT all in fun. You work a minimum of 55 hours a week (much closer to 70 or 80). As for what you get paid, it just depends on the corporation and what department you are hired in. Wal-Mart Real Estate Division hires at $45-$55K/yr. Their benefits package is great compared to most, but their pay is a little lower than most. It isn't that hard to find a job in the corporate world. However, it is BORING work. You spend almost all day (and night) shuffling through papers, reading, and writing. You won't set foot in court, generally speaking.
2007-06-07 23:38:01 · answer #2 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on whether you're in-house or out-house counsel. ;-)
Law firms in Boston are paying new grads close to $200,000 in corporate law, but you have to be willing to keep your mouth shut and work about 2,000 billable hours a year to stay on board.
Work can be tedious or aggravating but has its rewards, helping corporations get their business done without legal land-mines. "Corporate" law is a fairly broad field and can run from heavy financial and securities regs, to "business law" including on-site contract negotiations with interesting products and services, or drafting corporate procedures, international trade, labor, litigation, intellectual property, etc. An in-house counsel may have to deal with all of these at the same time; law firms often have specialized departments.
2007-06-08 00:14:52 · answer #3 · answered by Nuff Sed 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing about the law is fun.
If you want to work 60 to 80 hours a day until you make partner (in about 20 years), earn less than a computer programmer and never have a social life, then go for it.
2007-06-07 23:38:58 · answer #4 · answered by hexeliebe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋