Attorney at law vs barrister

The differences between attorneys at law and barristers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 2-4 years to become an attorney at law, becoming a barrister takes usually requires 1-2 years. Additionally, an attorney at law has an average salary of $108,018, which is higher than the $50,445 average annual salary of a barrister.

The top three skills for an attorney at law include litigation, law firm and legal research. The most important skills for a barrister are laser printers, desktop support, and POS.

Attorney at law vs barrister overview

	Attorney At Law	Barrister
Yearly salary	$108,018	$50,445
Hourly rate	$51.93	$24.25
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	7,025	194
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Average age	46	42
Years of experience	4	2

Attorney at law vs barrister salary

Attorneys at law and barristers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Attorney At Law	Barrister
Average salary	$108,018	$50,445
Salary range	Between $69,000 And $166,000	Between $32,000 And $77,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	-
Highest paying state	California	-
Best paying company	White and Williams	-
Best paying industry	Retail	-

Differences between attorney at law and barrister education

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

	Attorney At Law	Barrister
Most common degree	Doctoral Degree, 52%	Bachelor's Degree, 41%
Most common major	Law	Law
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Attorney at law vs barrister demographics

Here are the differences between attorneys at law' and barristers' demographics:

	Attorney At Law	Barrister
Average age	46	42
Gender ratio	Male, 54.6% Female, 45.4%	Male, 71.5% Female, 28.5%
Race ratio	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%	Black or African American, 12.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.2% Asian, 10.6% White, 55.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	10%	11%

Differences between attorney at law and barrister duties and responsibilities

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.

Barrister example responsibilities.

Perform duties as the asset coordinator backup and manage all assets onsite.
Repair Lexmark printers and mfc.
Configure DNS and IP addresses.
Set up staff workstations including PCs and laptops.
Involve in testing & debugging of the application.
Repair of Lexmark printers at the Boeing plant in Everett

Attorney at law vs barrister skills

Common attorney at law skills

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

Common barrister skills

Laser Printers, 19%
Desktop Support, 18%
POS, 8%
Service Calls, 4%
Computer System, 4%
PCS, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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