There are few things that you have to take into consideration

1) big firm or small firm? Usually newly admitted lawyer get roughly around 3k-3.5k for small or medium size firm and 5k for big firm like zico etc(usually with increment +- 500 each year) (subject to the location tho, salary quoted above is for kl/selangor)

2) being employed or running your own firm? i can only say a lawyer will never get rich if you're working for others unless you're a partner in equity which entitle you for profit sharing.

This post has been edited by xdeathz: Oct 25 2016, 12:02 PM

Yes, ofcoz. Study hard and get 2nd class upper / 1st class

Rich lawyer v poor lawyer. Legal field is more on how well one can socialize and deal with their client and build a network there.

One can already goyang kaki in their 30s if they have some fixed client and ofcoz steady flow of developer's project

Dont forget that freshly baked law student have to go through chambering for 9 months before admitted into the bar as lawyer...the pay is quite low .. 1.6-1.8k on average depends on the firm and location tho

Second that. You havent see lawyer stay back until 1-2am without ot pay.