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Postby Mulboyne » Wed Jun 15, 2011 11:51 pm

[floatl]Image[/floatl]A Bar Association survey has revealed the average earnings Japanese lawyers last year was Y14,710,000. That's down Y2,300,000 from 10 years ago. This is likely the result of an increased number of younger lawyers as well as greater competition in the industry. Those who qualified less than 10 years ago represent 43% of the total compared with 28% in 2000. 51% of lawyers earn less than 10 million yen a year.

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Postby Screwed-down Hairdo » Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:22 am

In this day and age, it's hard to feel sorry for someone making "only" an average of Y14 million annually.

But kudos to my current lawyer. We are being smashed to pieces, but he's working like a dog on my behalf and knows I haven't got a yen to pay him. I can''t believe I'm saying this about a lawyer.

Mind you, he did tell me yesterday that he's glad I still have both kidneys and that the sale of one may go some way toward paying off my legal costs. I found that reassuring because at least I know he is still a leech after all....
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Postby Samurai_Jerk » Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:00 am

Screwed-down Hairdo wrote:In this day and age, it's hard to feel sorry for someone making "only" an average of Y14 million annually.


Pro rated, 14 mil ain't that much when you consider the hours most lawyers work.
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Postby Screwed-down Hairdo » Thu Jun 16, 2011 1:40 am

Are they billing hours or actual hours worked that you're talking about?

Seriously, though, I have to agree with you as my lawyer has completely changed my perspective of those in the ambulance-chasing, leeching, otherwise blood-sucking, money-grabbing, greedy, heartless, cruel, ruthless, uncaring legal profession.
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Postby JAVGOD » Sat Jun 18, 2011 4:34 pm

Whats your new perspective? lol...
There all the same... Be careful how he gropes your kidneys next time you meet.
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Postby CrankyBastard » Sat Jun 18, 2011 6:24 pm

:redface2: My wife's elder brother is a lawyer and I know for a fact that his annual earnings are half what he was making in the "bubble years"
He is now on the poverty line and only makes about Y20,000000 a year.
Neither of us have any sympathy for him.
But he does call us over twice a year to pick through the pile of chu-gen/oseibo gifts that fill his garage.:redface2:
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Postby Pearse » Sun Jun 19, 2011 12:50 am

A Bar Association survey has revealed the average earnings Japanese lawyers last year was Y14,710,000. That's down Y2,300,000 from 10 years ago.

It's going to be hard not to cry for them.
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