MSU Red Cedar Message Board

Classmates from '10 are working as clerks for minimum wage, are on multi-year doc review projects hoping they can beat the DR stigma when the economy rebounds, one's a gym manager - and these kids aren't screwups. Me, I took four part-time jobs in 3 cities to make it work this past year, and through a series of fortunate events it finally paid off and got me in the profession I wanted in the state I wanted. So yeah, if a lawyer has a genuine legal job up for grabs, I've got plenty of good peoples' resumes who would do just about anything for a chance to be part of the show.

Bitch please, I make that in 10 months.

Fixed.

Signed,
TanFan

Did u cost the firm money again?

I am amazed at the low Michigan salaries being reported here. What are the larger Detroit firms (MIller, Butzel, etc.) paying first year associates? Anyone know?

I realize that the east coast is different; but here in Philly, the lowest salary I've heard for a new associate is $45K. The bigger firms ( 75 or more) are paying $110K to a high of $145K ( Pepper, Ballard, etc).Of course, no one is hiring like they did 5 years ago.