Newly Qualified Solicitor Salary

SATSUMA

Hi all,

How much should i expect to be paid as a newly qualified solicitor? I work in-house in Dublin.

I'm not really sure at all what my negotiation parameters should be.

Thanks.

bridster007

So if you can't work out what you should negotiate for yourself how do you expect to negotiate for clients that you know less about and will be charging for your time ?

dats_right

bridster007 wrote: »

So if you can't work out what you should negotiate for yourself how do you expect to negotiate for clients that you know less about and will be charging for your time ?

Let's see, maybe, because his/her clients would be furnishing him/ her with instructions. It's not like a solicitor will enter negotiations on behalf of a client without being fully instructed as to what that client is seeking.

Anyway, to answer the OP's question, you could check out the Brightwater Salary Survey: http://www.brightwater.ie/salary-survey.aspx
You could also look at recruitment sites and the Gazette to get an idea of salaries for comparable jobs.

Scarlet 27

Here is the link for the red tree guide for solicitors pay in Dublin http://www.redtree.ie/system/assets/12/original/red-tree-dublin-law-firm-salary-survey-2011-with-commentary.pdf?1316619046

McCrack

bridster007 wrote: »

So if you can't work out what you should negotiate for yourself how do you expect to negotiate for clients that you know less about and will be charging for your time ?

The OP said they work in-house. There is only one client, the OP's employer. I would suspect he/she knows quite well the expectations of their employer.