[北美]Lawyer's rate tops $1000/hour

[mk2 (帥氣美國會計師)]

太慘了,會計師的rate連一半都摸不到.
差不多要轉行當律師比較實在.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704071304576160362028728234.html

Leading attorneys in the U.S. are asking as much as $1,250 an hour,
significantly more than in previous years, taking advantage of big clients'
willingness to pay top dollar for certain types of services.

A few pioneers had raised their fees to more than $1,000 an hour about five
years ago, at the peak of the economic boom. But after the recession hit,
many of the rest of the industry's elite were hesitant, until recently, to
charge more than $990 an hour

While companies have cut legal budgets and continue to push for hourly
discounts and capped-fee deals with their law firms, many of them have shown
they won't skimp on some kinds of legal advice, especially in high-stakes
situations or when they think a star attorney might resolve their problem
faster and more efficiently than a lesser-known talent.
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London-based lawyers have tended to charge higher per-hour rates than their
U.S.-based counterparts. However, London attorneys typically don't bill as
many hours on a case as do U.S. attorneys, some lawyers say.

"A thousand dollars an hour was a choke point for some clients," said Peter
Zeughauser, a consultant to law firms. "I don't think there will be another
significant psychological barrier until rates reach $2,000 an hour, which
they will do, probably in five to seven years."



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→ TripleC:之前才看一個新聞一堆law school graduate出來背一身債
→ TripleC:許多還要付錢或只領很少的錢才能去當associate or intern
→ TripleC:受訪的那位仁兄似乎背了二十幾萬的student load, 但不後悔
→ TripleC:因為JD聽起來還蠻屌的
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→ mk2:律師科別很多,不會少於十種,看學校+之前的工作經驗+科別.
→ lovemad:this $1000 is the billable rate, not really salary
→ lovemad:我們公司請的一個cpa consultant他鎂個小時是150.
→ lovemad:還跟我說cpa一出來年薪大概45k-50k,要拿到年薪超過100k
→ lovemad:大概要自己是partner才有可能...
→ mk2:CPA稅前低薪工時長,要熬個五年以上才能慢慢出頭.
→ mk2:不過大部分的CPA業外都蠻可觀的,房子多半三四間不止.
→ mk2:本身要是個生意咖才行,不然,六七萬就碰頂了.
推 clarkchang:樓上房子三、四間不止
→ mk2:科科,換個話題好了,最近灣區現金炒房團又開始了.買房不錯.
→ roselike:我到覺得CPA不錯 一身專業 進可攻退可守 樓上大大同意吧
→ mk2:http://www.businessweekly.com.tw/webarticle.php?id=40494&p
→ mk2:會計師古稱大帳房.負責大家族的所有金錢流動.現在也是一樣.
→ mk2:千年不變.