Assistant corporation counsel vs attorney at law

The differences between assistant corporation counsels and attorneys at law can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both an assistant corporation counsel and an attorney at law. Additionally, an attorney at law has an average salary of $108,018, which is higher than the $84,151 average annual salary of an assistant corporation counsel.

The top three skills for an assistant corporation counsel include litigation, legal research and administrative hearings. The most important skills for an attorney at law are litigation, law firm, and legal research.

Assistant corporation counsel vs attorney at law overview

	Assistant Corporation Counsel	Attorney At Law
Yearly salary	$84,151	$108,018
Hourly rate	$40.46	$51.93
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	9,106	7,025
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 60%	Doctoral Degree, 52%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	4	4

Assistant corporation counsel vs attorney at law salary

Assistant corporation counsels and attorneys at law have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Assistant Corporation Counsel	Attorney At Law
Average salary	$84,151	$108,018
Salary range	Between $51,000 And $137,000	Between $69,000 And $166,000
Highest paying City	Boston, MA	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	Massachusetts	California
Best paying company	City of Detroit	White and Williams
Best paying industry	Government	Retail

Differences between assistant corporation counsel and attorney at law education

There are a few differences between an assistant corporation counsel and an attorney at law in terms of educational background:

	Assistant Corporation Counsel	Attorney At Law
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 60%	Doctoral Degree, 52%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Assistant corporation counsel vs attorney at law demographics

Here are the differences between assistant corporation counsels' and attorneys at law' demographics:

	Assistant Corporation Counsel	Attorney At Law
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 53.7% Female, 46.3%	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 6.4% White, 75.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 75.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between assistant corporation counsel and attorney at law duties and responsibilities

Assistant corporation counsel example responsibilities.

Garner significant employment-relate litigation experience, including civil defense, motion practice, discovery practice, legal research and persuasive writing.
Draft depositions, petitions, subpoenas and motions.
Investigate and litigate all grievance and arbitration matters.
Type pleadings, motions, subpoenas and court documents for court filing.
Engage in arbitration hearings and review depositions.
Experience at handling large-scale and complex litigation with multiple defendants and plaintiffs in police misconduct and sexual harassment/pregnancy discrimination cases.

Attorney at law example responsibilities.

Manage a civil practice focuse primarily on representing claimants in securities arbitration proceedings.
Support tort, real estate, probate, appellate, and business litigation with outside counsel in California.
Sole practice of law in the areas of corporate, juvenile matters, probate, real estate, securities and taxation.
File garnishment actions; defend tenants, landlords and assort other parties in proceedings in small claims and landlord tenant courts.
Document review for internal investigation of FDA filing practices
Advise technical, scientific and regulatory personnel on FDA legal requirements.

Assistant corporation counsel vs attorney at law skills

Common assistant corporation counsel skills

Litigation, 18%
Legal Research, 7%
Administrative Hearings, 5%
Bench Trials, 5%
Appeals, 4%
Federal Courts, 4%

Common attorney at law skills

Litigation, 23%
Law Firm, 10%
Legal Research, 7%
Juris, 4%
Real Estate Transactions, 3%
Trial Preparation, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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