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<p>Per Forbes attorneys are earning a mean salary of 113k this year. Not bad. I thought it was less.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/06/04/jobs-careers-compensation-lead-careers-cx_pm_0604bestjobs_slide_17.html?thisSpeed=15000%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.forbes.com/2007/06/04/jobs-careers-compensation-lead-careers-cx_pm_0604bestjobs_slide_17.html?thisSpeed=15000&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Forbes got the stat from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Here's the original site, which lists hundreds of occupations:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm#29-0000%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_stru.htm#29-0000&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>If lawyers are doing this well, no wonder law schools are bombarded with applications.</p>

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<p>Associates right out of law school are starting at $160k now at the most prominent firms. With bonuses, they are making close to $200k in a few years.</p>

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<p>That's why I'm studying for the lsat:)</p>

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<p>Please don't go to law school just for the money. No amount of money will be enough if you don't enjoy what you're doing. The young associates who make that amount of money are working incredibly long hours, in many cases, their lives are not their own. Burn out is a real possiblity.</p>

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<p>What would the typical DA like Jack McCoy on Law and Order make?</p>

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What would the typical DA like Jack McCoy on Law and Order make?

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<p>Well, actually, strictly speaking, Jack McCoy is still an assistant DA, not a DA (although apparently he will be promoted in the following season). The DA for the last few seasons has been Arthur Branch (Fred Thompson). </p>

<p>The real life New York DA, Robert Morgenthau, was reported to have made 150k in 2005. </p>

<p><a href="http://nymag.com/guides/salary/14497/index1.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://nymag.com/guides/salary/14497/index1.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>A newly hired ADA in New York who has no prior experience will make 55k.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.manhattanda.org/career_opportunities/index.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.manhattanda.org/career_opportunities/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Isn't McCoy an Executive Assistant DA? I think he would make 10-20K more than a green ADA. Also, a portion depends on his length of service.</p>

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<p>Of course! I'm just providing a range of what his expected salary could be. Surely we can agree that he wouldn't make more than the actual DA of Manhattan (who made 150k in 2005).</p>

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<p>Can anyone give me an idea of the different types of legal professions or various types of lawyers? I'm seriously thinking of law school when I'm done with undergrad, but I still haven't been able to find what would be my niche.</p>