How much does an Attorney earn
A Attorney earns between $1.693 and $12.890 per month, with an average monthly salary of $4.690 and a median salary of $3.434 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.
Our research is based on the salaries of 22.914 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).
| Monthly Salary | Annual Salary | Salary Per Week | Hourly Salary | |
| Average wage | 4.690 | 56.284 | 1.173 | 23 |
| 1º Quartile | 1.693 | 20.321 | 423 | 8 |
| Median Salary | 3.434 | 41.208 | 859 | 17 |
| 3º Quartile | 9.831 | 117.969 | 2.458 | 48 |
| Higher Salary | 12.890 | 154.684 | 3.223 | 63 |
Professional job categories
- Science and arts professionals
- professionals in the legal sciences
- lawyers, attorneys, notaries
- lawyers
Related Positions:
Main workplaces
Lawyers they work in law firms, in agricultural, commercial, industrial, service and public administration companies, as statutory, salaried or self-employed. They perform their duties unsupervised, indoors and during daytime hours. Eventually, they work under pressure, leading to a stressful situation.
What does it take to work in the field of Lawyers
The exercise of these occupations requires complete higher education and the examination by the OAB of the civil domicile status of the bachelor of law.
Functions and activities of Attorney
Lawyers must:
Activities
- prepare documents arising from corporate acts;
- manage your own office;
- arbitrate interests of the parties;
- exchange professional experiences;
- show logical reasoning;
- mediate matters;
- follow up third-party cases for client interest;
- research the legal possibility of the case;
- develop positive interpersonal relationships;
- check the existence of conflicts of interest;
- participate in collective bargaining;
- maintain emotional control;
- master written expression;
- show negotiation skills;
- monitor investment projects under legal aspects;
- provide lectures;
- advise national negotiations;
- request measures with the magistrate or public prosecutor;
- implement legal solutions;
- monitor third-party cases in the interest of the client;
- show verbal eloquence;
- agree the rules for the provision of services;
- monitor results;
- follow up third-party cases in the interest of the client;
- identify problems;
- inform the customer about the progress of services;
- analyze business models;
- demonstrate creativity;
- follow legal deadlines;
- evaluate documentary and oral evidence;
- elaborate business contracts;
- update yourself;
- integrating national expert committees;
- meet contractual deadlines;
- show critical thinking;
- protect industrial property;
- define the scope of the audit;
- conduct common criminal hearings;
- demonstrate convincing ability;
- monitor the performance of corporate acts;
- issue information on legal rules;
- monitor cases of third parties for client's interest;
- obtain authorization from the customer;
- evaluate the possibility of accepting the services;
- provide expert services;
- evaluate rules and procedures internal to the company;
- ensure the maintenance and integrity of customer assets;
- represent against individuals and authorities;
- express to the interested party the acceptance and refusal of the services;
- instruct the party;
- choose the strategy of action;
- advise international negotiations;
- obtain customer authorization;
- use the work of technical assistants;
- show urbanity in personal dealings;
- carry out administrative hearings;
- form a team of professionals;
- receive and give discharge;
- appeal of decisions;
- collect information relevant to the issue;
- act in the jury;
- interview people involved in the audited area;
- follow contractual deadlines;
- point out risks and solutions;
- carry out due diligence;
- prepare reports;
- expose to the interested party the possibilities of success;
- show synthesis capacity;
- contribute to the drafting of bills;
- control work of professionals and subcontracted offices;
- monitor third-party cases for client interest;
- meet legal deadlines;
- show a sense of humor;
- propose actions;
- demonstrate interpretive ability;
- conduct civil hearings;
- gather basic documentation;
- assist companies, persons and entities;
- listen to the interested party;
- request measures from the magistrate or public prosecutor;
- intervene in the course of the process;
- develop body expression;
- gather basic documentation;
- implement legal solutions;
- inform the client about the progress of services;
- show patience;
- firm agreements;
- act ethically;
- join international expert committees;
- manage customer portfolio;
- support a question orally;
- hold labor hearings;
- analyze legislation for updating and implementation;
- promote meetings;
- firm agreements;
- demonstrate active listening skills;
- demonstrate persistence;
- choose the action strategy;
- advise board decisions;
- formalize technical-legal opinion;
- analyze, facts, reports and documents;
- dispute actions;
- demonstrate tolerance;
- act promptly;
- interpret the legal norm;
Sectors that hire Attorney the most in the job market
- attorney services
- combined office and administrative support services
- business management consulting activities
- billing activities and registration information
- temporary labor lease
- accounting activities
- activities of associations for the defense of social rights
- holdings of non-financial institutions
- building construction
- general public administration
