Job Survey: Attorney

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Location: Fort Worth, TX Experience: Entry-level Highest Level of Education: JD or LLM

Job Responsibilities 1. Primary duty - initial client consultations (10 - 12) per day (7-8 hours per day) 2. Review and sign bankruptcy petitions (1 hour per day) 3. Conduct weekly meetings to prepare our clients for the meeting of the creditors (30 minutes per week). Uppers Helping clients prevent the foreclosure of their property or loss of their car. Providing relief to financially strapped individuals. Downers Very long hours. Lifestyle Casual dress code and laid back atmosphere but very very long work hours which tend to completely drain you. Compensation $38,400 base, bonuses of approximately $16,000 per year. Advice to Jobseekers Consider the long hours in advance and whether the earning potential is worth it. This Attorney career survey is just one of 1000s of exclusive career surveys available on Vault. Find out what it's actually like on the job with Vault's job surveys. Read all Vault Career Surveys for the inside scoop on specific jobs Read Vault Employee Surveys for the inside scoop on specific employers Read Vault Student/Alumni Surveys for the inside scoop on colleges and grad schools