How much does an Lawyer (civil law) earn
A Lawyer (civil law) earns between $1.954 and $14.047 per month, with an average monthly salary of $5.211 and a median salary of $4.000 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 344 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 | 5.211 | 62.530 | 1.303 | 26 |
| 1º Quartile | 1.954 | 23.448 | 488 | 10 |
| Median Salary | 4.000 | 48.000 | 1.000 | 20 |
| 3º Quartile | 10.713 | 128.557 | 2.678 | 53 |
| Higher Salary | 14.047 | 168.568 | 3.512 | 69 |
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 Lawyer (civil law)
Lawyers must:
Activities
- define the scope of the audit;
- firm agreements;
- instruct the party;
- develop positive interpersonal relationships;
- prepare reports;
- form a team of professionals;
- monitor results;
- advise national negotiations;
- mediate matters;
- appeal of decisions;
- receive and give discharge;
- interview people involved in the audited area;
- integrating national expert committees;
- carry out administrative hearings;
- ensure the maintenance and integrity of customer assets;
- develop body expression;
- follow up third-party cases for client interest;
- dispute actions;
- prepare documents arising from corporate acts;
- expose to the interested party the possibilities of success;
- show critical thinking;
- show patience;
- act promptly;
- monitor cases of third parties for client's interest;
- monitor third-party cases for client interest;
- hold labor hearings;
- show verbal eloquence;
- demonstrate convincing ability;
- intervene in the course of the process;
- maintain emotional control;
- show logical reasoning;
- update yourself;
- evaluate rules and procedures internal to the company;
- collect information relevant to the issue;
- show synthesis capacity;
- demonstrate tolerance;
- gather basic documentation;
- provide lectures;
- join international expert committees;
- choose the action strategy;
- provide expert services;
- inform the client about the progress of services;
- follow up third-party cases in the interest of the client;
- conduct common criminal hearings;
- act in the jury;
- monitor the performance of corporate acts;
- check the existence of conflicts of interest;
- participate in collective bargaining;
- show a sense of humor;
- demonstrate persistence;
- act ethically;
- point out risks and solutions;
- propose actions;
- show urbanity in personal dealings;
- gather basic documentation;
- analyze business models;
- analyze, facts, reports and documents;
- identify problems;
- issue information on legal rules;
- monitor investment projects under legal aspects;
- exchange professional experiences;
- contribute to the drafting of bills;
- demonstrate interpretive ability;
- promote meetings;
- demonstrate active listening skills;
- control work of professionals and subcontracted offices;
- formalize technical-legal opinion;
- agree the rules for the provision of services;
- monitor third-party cases in the interest of the client;
- advise board decisions;
- request measures with the magistrate or public prosecutor;
- implement legal solutions;
- obtain authorization from the customer;
- firm agreements;
- manage your own office;
- choose the strategy of action;
- elaborate business contracts;
- manage customer portfolio;
- evaluate the possibility of accepting the services;
- evaluate documentary and oral evidence;
- follow contractual deadlines;
- master written expression;
- research the legal possibility of the case;
- represent against individuals and authorities;
- carry out due diligence;
- interpret the legal norm;
- obtain customer authorization;
- implement legal solutions;
- meet contractual deadlines;
- assist companies, persons and entities;
- show negotiation skills;
- support a question orally;
- analyze legislation for updating and implementation;
- inform the customer about the progress of services;
- conduct civil hearings;
- protect industrial property;
- arbitrate interests of the parties;
- follow legal deadlines;
- use the work of technical assistants;
- request measures from the magistrate or public prosecutor;
- advise international negotiations;
- meet legal deadlines;
- listen to the interested party;
- demonstrate creativity;
- express to the interested party the acceptance and refusal of the services;
Sectors that hire Lawyer (civil law) the most in the job market
- attorney services
- combined office and administrative support services
- driverless car rental
- billing activities and registration information
- other teaching activities
- general public administration
- retail merchandise in general, with predominance of food products - hypermarkets
- road transport of cargo, except dangerous goods and removals, intercity, interstate and international
- manufacture of industrial gases
- higher education - undergraduate
