Salary by Employer Type for Lawyer, Public Interest Jobs

Updated: 3 Feb 2012

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Job: Lawyer, Public Interest

Salary by Employer Type

Employer Type	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$34K	$68K	$102K
Non-Profit Organization	$33,354 - $66,977
Company	$49,132 - $99,702
Government - State & Local	$45,000 - $60,000
College / University	n/a	Not enough data
Self-Employed	n/a	Not enough data
Private Practice/Firm	n/a	Not enough data
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 3 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 32

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Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 01	public interest lawyer sought		Washington, District of Columbia
	6 y/o 501 [c](3) seeks public interest attorney. must be admitted to Maryland Bar. responsibilities entail... resume with all expressions of interest submitted. Indeed

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Lawyer, Public Interest Job Description

People with the job title Lawyer, Public Interest typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Attorneys / Lawyers

Advise clients in business transactions, claim liablility, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits or legal rights and obligations. Analyze and interpret laws, rulings and regulations with probable case outcomes for individuals and businesses. Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions; evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments for presentation of cases. Represent clients in court or before government agencies, present and summarize cases to judges and juries. Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges and question witnesses during the course of a trial.

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