Which lawyers earn the most?

Which lawyers earn the most?

Lawyer salary by practice areaPatent attorney: $180,000.Intellectual property (IP) attorney: $162,000.Trial lawyer: $134,000.Tax attorney: $122,000.Corporate lawyer: $115,000.Employment lawyer: $87,000.Real Estate attorney: $86,000.Divorce attorney: $84,000.

Which law firms pay the most?

2021 Best Law Firms for Compensation#1. SCORE 9.655. 2020 Rank 1. SCORE 9.615. 2020 Rank 10. Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP. SCORE 9.611. 2020 Rank 5. Clifford Chance US LLP. SCORE 9.573. 2020 Rank 2. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. SCORE 9.556. 2020 Rank 6. SCORE 9.552. 2020 Rank 29. SCORE 9.505. 2020 Rank 8. SCORE 9.503. 2020 Rank 23.

Who are the big 4 law firms?

Big Four (law firms)Anderson Mōri & Tomotsune.Mori Hamada & Matsumoto.Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.Nishimura & Asahi.

Why are lawyers paid so much?

Lawyer salaries are driven by supply and demand, just like everything else. According to data from CEB, the average hourly rate charged by major law firm partners nearly doubled since 2000, while average hourly wages for both blue-collar and white-collar workers have increased less than 20%.