what would be my hourly wage if i was to become a lawyer?
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if your good 150 an hour. if you suck, 149 and below.\n\ndont become a lawyer, lawyers are evil.
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$25 an hour I think you are asking about. Go to college and get a degree in something like engineering.
365957
I can start you at $9.50 an hour.\n\nProve yourself and it goes up.
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Sure, why not.  Since you'll be working with lawyers, be careful to avoid anything that might be seen as a conflict of interest (e.g., doing extra work for a client of the firm and getting paid under the table for it -- that's a definite no-no).  L.A. is kind of expensive so you'll need all the income you can get.  Good luck.
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it depends on the lawyer and what service they are doing.  My wife's probate lawyer needed a 200 retainer and then he gets like 150 and hour for the work he does
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The federal minimum wage is currently $5.15 per hour.\n\nIf you work in a state with a higher minimum wage, you would be paid the higher rate.\n\nHere is a link to the state minimum wages (it is interesting)\nhttp://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm
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doctors might, depending on how good there practice is.  Lawyors only make like $1.00 an hour.
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I am a lawyer.  The pros are that there are many areas of law (environmental, criminal, litigation, banking, etc.) and that the law degree opens many doors.  If you like to write, most lawyers write all day long and read lengthy legal documents.  You will earn a good salary.  But, it is a hard life.\n\nBefore I became a lawyer and even through law school, it was unclear as to what the actual practice is like.  I would suggest sitting in on a lawyer's typical day and asking yourself whether you would enjoy it.  \n\nMy typical day involves huge files of documents containing various court motions (motions to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, motion for extension of time, etc.).  Often, my job is to write a response or initiate a new legal argument.  You have to perform extensive research on old cases (precedent) and law so that you have a basis upon which to argue.  I sit at my desk for long hours, typing at a computer.  I have to bill each task I perform --  documented in 6 minute increments!  The pressure is intense, multiple cases must be handled deadlines monitored, and you have to keep a mental focus on material that is very dull.  Many days involve using various procedural rules and civil procedure.\n\nFollow up response:\n\nActually, being a lawyer will not really give you an ego boost.  Law school, in itself, deflates your self assessment of intelligence when you are publically slammed by an aggressive law professor.  Moreover, when writing legal documents, the intellect often is drowned in pure boilerplate and lack of innovation.  The part that makes me feel intelligent is working to create a new argument that is not typically proffered to a court but is, nonetheless, successful.
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Median salary for a lawyer in private practice was $80,000 in 2004. I can get more detailed information with more detailed information.
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If you paid at an hourly rate (like $12 per hour), then it's that hourly rate multiplied by the numbers of hours you worked.
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As a model, I couldn’t tell you how much.  It really varies so much.  When Tyson Beckford first began modeling for Ralph Lauren, he was really a hot commodity and was earning close to six figures.  Other models don’t earn much at all.  \n\nAs for a lawyer, that also depends.  If you are a government lawyer, you will probably have a beginning salary somewhere around $52,000 (depending on the part of the country where you are working).  Places like New York, California, Washington, DC, Philadelphia will probably get you a better salary than places like Arkansas, Indiana, or South Dakota.  If you end up as a lawyer working for a private law firm, you could earn $60-$70 thousand to start and that will also depend on the area of law you go into.  Some fields of law are more lucrative than others.
157124
Depends on your location.  Use the website below to find the hourly rate in your area.
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Visit www.salary.com\n\nAll professions are paid differently, according to where you live.
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Lawyer pay is all over the map. Right out of law school some graduates make six figures at their very first jobs. Those people graduate from top tier law schools and they ranked at the top of their class. They also had good clerkships with big firms during law school.  $100,000 is the benchmark starting salary in the large firms under those conditions. That's really only a small percentage of attorneys - for everyone else the ranges are much lower. Many attorneys start by working as a governmental attorney (for a municipality, a state or federal agency, etc.) Those folks might start in the low 40s. Of course you have to start somewhere.\n\nThis is question that is frequently asked.  A lot of people assume that what a lawyer charges is what he makes.  Wrong!  Revenue is not income, in any business.  An attorney's hourly rates certainly drive his / her income - but you have to consider that lawyers have business overhead as well - rents, computers, staff, etc.  Most law firms are happy with a profit margin of 50%.  Super litigation firms with big contingency matters do much better when they win big.  \n\nNow, as time goes on attorneys make more money, and possibly a lot more money. The goal of private practice attorneys is to become am equity partner, which means they share a piece of the firm’s total income. The bigger the firm, the bigger the slice of pie, the bigger the income possibilities. It’s not uncommon from a partner in a good law firm to make $250,000 or more. Every firm has a different compensation system that generally tries to pay people while promoting certain aspects (client development, professional development, etc.)  Compensation is one of the biggest gripes in any law partnership.  There is no perfect system and everyone does it a little different.\n\nIn law the heavy hitters make much more, some hit a million a year. Litigation is an area with a lot of upside, so partners in litigation firms can make more than partners who practice in a less profitable practice, like family law or traffic tickets.  There is also a big downside.  If you work on contingency and you lose, you make nothing!  That's why being part of firm is good, you get more protection than if you are a solo.\n\nBottom line - the legal industry is huge and so is the variance in pay from attorney to attorney.  Some make a mint, others make pennies.  Don't buy the television view of lawyers.  Many lawyers spend all day pouring over contracts or leases.  Not too exciting, and not a million bucks a year.\n\nThere are a lot of legal publications and legal consultants who do annual surveys.  Check out Altman Weil - I run a large firm and I buy their reports every year.
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yeah it is somewhere about 8.5$ an hour! but believe me you can make much more than that ! good luck!
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Go To Salary.com hope that helps you.
475497
It depends. If your a doctor that specializes in a new field and work in a big hospital you'd be making more than a small town lawyer. But if you were a big time lawyer working in a big city and with wealthy clients you'd make more than a small town doctor. All depends on what you do in each profession and where your located.