How much does an Company lawyer earn
A Company lawyer earns between $2.394 and $19.689 per month, with an average monthly salary of $7.053 and a median salary of $5.184 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 4.492 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 | 7.053 | 84.639 | 1.763 | 34 |
| 1º Quartile | 2.394 | 28.724 | 598 | 12 |
| Median Salary | 5.184 | 62.203 | 1.296 | 25 |
| 3º Quartile | 15.016 | 180.190 | 3.754 | 73 |
| Higher Salary | 19.689 | 236.271 | 4.922 | 96 |
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 Company lawyer
Lawyers must:
Activities
- choose the action strategy;
- conduct common criminal hearings;
- prepare documents arising from corporate acts;
- carry out administrative hearings;
- evaluate the possibility of accepting the services;
- support a question orally;
- monitor cases of third parties for client's interest;
- form a team of professionals;
- develop body expression;
- monitor the performance of corporate acts;
- develop positive interpersonal relationships;
- demonstrate tolerance;
- check the existence of conflicts of interest;
- contribute to the drafting of bills;
- advise national negotiations;
- inform the customer about the progress of services;
- master written expression;
- monitor results;
- appeal of decisions;
- listen to the interested party;
- act in the jury;
- demonstrate convincing ability;
- act promptly;
- collect information relevant to the issue;
- issue information on legal rules;
- demonstrate persistence;
- receive and give discharge;
- mediate matters;
- manage customer portfolio;
- prepare reports;
- control work of professionals and subcontracted offices;
- implement legal solutions;
- inform the client about the progress of services;
- evaluate rules and procedures internal to the company;
- intervene in the course of the process;
- provide lectures;
- hold labor hearings;
- arbitrate interests of the parties;
- meet contractual deadlines;
- ensure the maintenance and integrity of customer assets;
- request measures with the magistrate or public prosecutor;
- expose to the interested party the possibilities of success;
- instruct the party;
- act ethically;
- interpret the legal norm;
- monitor investment projects under legal aspects;
- manage your own office;
- express to the interested party the acceptance and refusal of the services;
- research the legal possibility of the case;
- maintain emotional control;
- demonstrate interpretive ability;
- show synthesis capacity;
- meet legal deadlines;
- assist companies, persons and entities;
- firm agreements;
- use the work of technical assistants;
- identify problems;
- promote meetings;
- monitor third-party cases for client interest;
- join international expert committees;
- firm agreements;
- propose actions;
- analyze business models;
- dispute actions;
- obtain authorization from the customer;
- analyze, facts, reports and documents;
- show negotiation skills;
- gather basic documentation;
- point out risks and solutions;
- provide expert services;
- follow legal deadlines;
- protect industrial property;
- follow contractual deadlines;
- obtain customer authorization;
- evaluate documentary and oral evidence;
- choose the strategy of action;
- request measures from the magistrate or public prosecutor;
- carry out due diligence;
- follow up third-party cases in the interest of the client;
- formalize technical-legal opinion;
- elaborate business contracts;
- show patience;
- show verbal eloquence;
- update yourself;
- define the scope of the audit;
- integrating national expert committees;
- show urbanity in personal dealings;
- demonstrate creativity;
- implement legal solutions;
- show a sense of humor;
- exchange professional experiences;
- agree the rules for the provision of services;
- show critical thinking;
- advise board decisions;
- demonstrate active listening skills;
- advise international negotiations;
- interview people involved in the audited area;
- represent against individuals and authorities;
- analyze legislation for updating and implementation;
- conduct civil hearings;
- follow up third-party cases for client interest;
- monitor third-party cases in the interest of the client;
- show logical reasoning;
- gather basic documentation;
- participate in collective bargaining;
Sectors that hire Company lawyer the most in the job market
- attorney services
- combined office and administrative support services
- portals, content providers and other information services on the internet
- holdings of non-financial institutions
- business management consulting activities
- intermediation activities and agency services and business in general
- building construction
- call services activities
- health plans
- incorporation of real estate enterprises
