In 2024, in-house corporate lawyers with zero to three years of experience earned salaries that ranged from $92,500 to $133,500 (depending on the size of their employer and other factors), according to Legal Salaries and Hiring Trends 2025 Salary Guide, from the national staffing firm Robert Half Legal. Corporate in-house general counsels earned salaries that ranged from $219,750 to $270,250. Attorneys with 10 or more years on the job who worked at law firms had earnings that ranged from $155,500 to $217,500. Some attorneys can earn more than $1 million annually.
Hedge fund lawyers receive fringe benefits such as vacation days, sick leave, health and life insurance, and a 401(k) or other retirement savings plan. Many receive performance bonuses.
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