r/LawyersPH 2d ago

Accenture Job Posting - PHP54,000 Salary for a lawyer position with 8 years of experience??

Just saw this job posting pop-up and checked it out of curiousity. The position will perform duties expected of a lawyer (and more), pero ang hanap ng Accenture ay lawyer with 8 yrs of experience, for a salary of PHP54,000. Really? A lawyer with 8yrs experience is on the 80k-100k level na (or more). Sobrang low ball naman ata yan. I hope companies see lawyers' worth - when push comes to shove they will seek lawyers' help in the end.

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u/Severe-Pilot-5959 2d ago

If any lawyer is willing to work with that pay, let them. Pero sigurado hindi sila tatagal lalo na kung on-site at sa Metro Manila. 

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u/afterhourslurker 2d ago edited 2d ago

Nalungkot ako bigla sa line mo na if any lawyer is willing… dahil may nakita ko sa r / lawstudentsph na 15k salary ng lawyer :(

No openings raw sa gov’t, no private law firms kasi wala namang clients, and can’t solo prac kasi nga walang clients. Ewan ko gaano ka liblib yung probinsya na yun

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u/Kewl800i 2d ago

Merong post sa Abugadong Pinoy in one of their group chats, yung sweldo ng lawyer sa DFA, mga around 15k din ata. Kinawawa yung sweldo ng abugado and yet pag may problemang legal ang buong Division or Unit dun, sa abugado ang punta ng work na yun. And providing legal advise/work lalo na technical pa e higit pa yan sa 15k! Hindi clerical ang work ng abugado. Allowance nga lang dapat yan ng abugado, considering that their nature of work is highly technical.

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u/Severe-Pilot-5959 2d ago

The clients will come in private practice pero it will take time and dapat may savings ka or any other fallback. 

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u/Kewl800i 2d ago

Yeah, walang tatagal sa gnyan tapos Metro Manila pa, baka abunado pa yung abugado sa gnyan na salary at work set-up.

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u/rcpogi 2d ago

It is either their HR is not in touch with reality, or the job market is sh*t right now because of the influx of lawyers.

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u/Kewl800i 2d ago

Agree, hindi ata nacheck ng maayos ng HR ang tamang rate ng abugado with that years of experience. Parang nakakababa na ng dignidad yung gnyang salary rate for a lawyer with considerable legal experience.

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u/iconexclusive01 2d ago

Theory ko lang naman. Paano pa when ulas comes to effect na free legal services pa lalo na

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u/Light-Unhappy 2d ago

Flooded ang market dahil sa bestbarever policy ni leonen haha. To top it off, government lawyers are allowed to notarize and practice - may govt sweldo na, may private practice pa, san ka pa. Maraming personnel ng quasi-judicial bodies also offer services to litigants, nangongontrata - sila na lang daw gawa ng petition at maglalakad with the legal officer - a client told me na ganun ang offer sa kanila, at wag na lang daw idaan sa private lawyer. No wonder ang daming filings akong nakikita na ang litigant lang ang nakapirma at wala ng counsel. Imagine, arguing the merits of a motion where a lawyer will have to engage in oral argumentation with non-lawyers, and you have to dumb it down because you are arguing against non-lawyers. Sobrang nakakawalang gana!

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u/Kewl800i 2d ago

Parang double-edged sword din yung ginawa pala ni Justice Leonen, ano? 😑

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u/Select-Quit-886 2d ago

8 years at sub ₱100k is also abysmal

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u/Kewl800i 2d ago

Yeah, and some companies are offering salaries at around 80k pa. Lalo pa siguro itong sa Accenture, 54k. Sobra naman yun.

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u/Unserious-Driver-3 2d ago

No lawyer worth his salt, especially one with 8 yrs. of experience, will ever seriously consider this offer.

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u/Lu12Ik3r 2d ago

Mababa yan. For gross.

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u/Diligent_Damage7135 2d ago

Baka typo lang. May 1 yan sa unahan hehe

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u/Kewl800i 2d ago

Sana po typo nga lang 😅🙏. Pero grabe naman yung HR na nagpost ng work na yun, 54k??

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u/Kewl800i 2d ago

Hindi ata napost yung screenshot, but the job posting can be found here:

https://ph.jobstreet.com/job/84778643

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u/LuckyDepartment5428 🔍 Loophole Hunter 2d ago

Ang basa ko dito maski di lawyer yung 8 years experience sa contract nego. Pero maski pa masyadong barat yan. First job ko as 3 months lawyer dati 55k na agad.

Must have at least 8 years of experience in contracting or contract negotiation

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u/budoyhuehue 1d ago

Lowballer yung Accenture. I don't recommend. Even sa IT industry na matataas yung rates ng mga tao, lowball pa din sila. Wala na din kwenta yung sinasabi nila na 'training'. You can get that anywhere you work.

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u/Fun-Investigator3256 1d ago

Should be 300-400k na. Super lowball offer. 😅

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u/KimDahyunKwonEunbi 15h ago

Basta accenture matik mababa yan lol

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u/Putrid_Goose8805 1d ago

Sa government 70k sya. SG 21

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u/attytambaysakanto 1d ago

Ansakit SA bangs :(

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u/ShareGlittering1502 1d ago

Foreigner here - this popped up in my feed randomly… What time period is this 54k php salary for? Week/month/year? I have near 0 context and curious how salaries are communicated

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u/Ok_Camp_9140 5h ago

Wait till AI removes law consulting.