Senior Attorney Salary

The average salary for a Senior Attorney is $124,243.

10%

$76k

MEDIAN

$124k

90%

$194k

Salary

$76k - $194k

Bonus

$2k - $48k

Profit Sharing

$1k - $73k

Commission

$0 - $5k

Total Pay

$78k - $225k

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What Do Senior Attorneys Do?

A great deal of legal work, including both civil and criminal litigation, is done with teams of lawyers. A senior attorney is the person who helps to manage such teams. He or she is normally a partner in a firm or a high-level specialist retained by one. The senior attorney typically directs the preparations of the team in representing a client. The senior attorney also represents the team when meeting with the legal representatives from the adversarial side of a case. Should the case be argued

Senior Attorney Tasks

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

Job Satisfaction for Senior Attorney

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Highly Satisfied

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Popular Employer Salaries for Senior Attorney

Microsoft Corp

$200k

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What Are Popular Skills for Senior Attorneys?

Litigation Case Management

$119,119

167 responses

Contract Negotiation

$139,031

137 responses

Legal Research

$116,661

109 responses

Legal Compliance

$138,814

105 responses

Negotiation

$125,878

83 responses

Skills in Contract Negotiation, Legal Compliance and Negotiation are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Legal Research and Litigation Case Management.

What is the Pay by Experience Level for Senior Attorneys?

An early career Senior Attorney with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $86,966 based on 19 salaries. A mid-career Senior Attorney with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $106,742 based on 148 salaries. An experienced Senior Attorney with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $134,330 based on 202 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $144,004.

Pay Difference by Location

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Seattle, Washington

▲26%

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

▲18%

Washington, District of Columbia

▲11%

Atlanta, Georgia

▲9%

New York, New York

▲1%

Los Angeles, California

▲1%

Chicago, Illinois

▼17%

Employees with Senior Attorney in their job title in Seattle, Washington earn an average of 25.5% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (18.0% more) and Washington, District of Columbia (10.7% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (16.7% less).