Wow! Lawyer, America's Second Highest Paying Profession

Living a luxurious lifestyle and looking elegant is a common image often associated with a barrister or attorney. But don't be surprised if they can show it all. The reason is that the rewards they receive for their work are not cheap. Lawyers are the highest paying profession in the United States of America.

 

The average salary earned by these lawyers is USD 144,500 or almost equivalent to 1.9 billion rupees – based on BI exchange rates as of April 2, 2016. This index was released by www.glasdoor.com after a full year of research. survey, January 24, 2015 to January 23, 2016.

 

In the report titled "The 25 highest paying jobs in America in 2016", lawyers were beaten by medical professionals or doctors, whose average income reached 180,000 US dollars or equivalent to 2.4 billion rupees. "Physicians take home the fattest paychecks of any American," declared Time.com's Kerry Ann Renzulli.

Although lawyers earn near the top in the United States, in the United Kingdom, the profession ranks eighth. According to an article published in The Guardian, the legal profession - patent attorneys, in-house counsel and legal center counsel - is among healthcare practitioners and air traffic controllers.

 

The average salary for a lawyer in London is £80,578 or the equivalent of 1.5 billion rupees. This figure is taken from the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS) annual report, which was compiled throughout 2015.

 

Note that although the numbers above are quite large, there are actually quite a few lawyers who can accumulate the same number in 9 (nine) periods, you know! Earlier, Hukuonline wrote about it. Lawyers in England, especially in London, can earn up to £1,000 an hour.

 

In a report called The Cost of Law, Center for Policy Studies (CPS) analyst Jim Diamond said that in 2016, the barrister's rate reached £1,000. Not all lawyers are grateful for that amount of work.

 

Jim recalled that the £1,000 per hour rate was set for lawyers working as partners at London law firms such as Allen & Overy, Linklatters, Blessing & May, Freshfiels Bruckhaus Deringer, and Clifford Chance. Magic Circle Law Firm.

 

He also concluded that this fantastic number can be obtained for three reasons. The first is the complexity of the UK's tax regulations and legal system, the second is the lack of transparency of legal fees, and the last is the lack of competition in the same practice - which is why some of these large law firms charge almost nothing. high prices.