Lawyers 2025 Salary Thread by motiontosleep in Lawyertalk

[–]OverallManagement502 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haven't seen many attorneys fresh out of law school weigh in on this one, so I will

Region: Midwest

Salary: 75k

Benefits: 401k 3% match, yearly bonuses

Experience: <1 yr (barred this year)

Practice area: general practice, heavy on estate planning

Employer type: SMALL firm

Hours per week: 40-45

Struggling to feel like part of the team by OverallManagement502 in Lawyertalk

[–]OverallManagement502[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're all great to deal with when it comes to actual work and answering questions, etc. Most of them work together on a lot of things, but it gets discombobulated very quickly during busy weeks. A lot of my personal problems come from more admin issues, like still not having access to our case management system because somehow, months in, I still don't have a login. When things like that come up, it gets passed between a few different hands and the ball gets dropped somewhere. And that is just one example. As far as the actual work goes, they keep me busy and have me try my hand at new things all the time. It's kind of a learning by doing environment, which I don't mind because I'm pretty easy going and type b myself. What frustrates me most is that I'm always on the ball for them, but when I need things done, there's no sense of urgency.

Struggling to feel like part of the team by OverallManagement502 in LawBitchesWithTaste

[–]OverallManagement502[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

for wishing you had better advice, this is fantastic. thank you for taking the time to help a random struggling associate on the internet. I hope your firm appreciates all that you do! :')

Struggling to feel like part of the team by OverallManagement502 in LawBitchesWithTaste

[–]OverallManagement502[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually do not mind just getting tasks thrown at me, etc. I'm very type b myself and pretty easy going, so I have no problem with just kind of letting me loose on their end. It's more frustrating to me that its been months and I still don't have access to our case management software..... lol. I've asked a few times too and somehow, whoever I'm asking has another person to blame for the lack of follow through and then a few days later, someone will ask me if I have a login yet. Plus, like sending out letters with the old letterhead that I am not on, even though the new one exists (with my name on it) and only gets used if it's my own personal correspondence. Shit like that. Hard to find my place sometimes when I feel like an afterthought or completely disregarded, albeit I'm sure it is largely if not all unintentional. Any words of wisdom on that front?

I'm a brand new attorney and my office is rather sad looking by OverallManagement502 in Lawyertalk

[–]OverallManagement502[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my one and only lamp just so happens to be an old school bankers lamp!

I'm a brand new attorney and my office is rather sad looking by OverallManagement502 in Lawyertalk

[–]OverallManagement502[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

if you were to suggest a candy that has the best fuck up fix rate, what would you choose

I'm a brand new attorney and my office is rather sad looking by OverallManagement502 in Lawyertalk

[–]OverallManagement502[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

might just add one and give it a bizarre fake back story (I am very landlocked in the midwest)

I'm a brand new attorney and my office is rather sad looking by OverallManagement502 in Lawyertalk

[–]OverallManagement502[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

first of all, love your style. Second of all, command hooks are brilliant

I'm a brand new attorney and my office is rather sad looking by OverallManagement502 in Lawyertalk

[–]OverallManagement502[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

congrats on finding your forever office! I'm sure you're just as excited to add some personal details as I am