Junior volunteer vs litigation attorney

The differences between junior volunteers and litigation attorneys can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a junior volunteer, becoming a litigation attorney takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a litigation attorney has an average salary of $109,027, which is higher than the $35,362 average annual salary of a junior volunteer.

The top three skills for a junior volunteer include patients, emotional support and patient care. The most important skills for a litigation attorney are litigation, law firm, and legal research.

Junior volunteer vs litigation attorney overview

	Junior Volunteer	Litigation Attorney
Yearly salary	$35,362	$109,027
Hourly rate	$17.00	$52.42
Growth rate	5%	10%
Number of jobs	12,700	6,918
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Doctoral Degree, 53%
Average age	43	46
Years of experience	2	4

Junior volunteer vs litigation attorney salary

Junior volunteers and litigation attorneys have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Junior Volunteer	Litigation Attorney
Average salary	$35,362	$109,027
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $43,000	Between $69,000 And $172,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Perkins Coie
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between junior volunteer and litigation attorney education

There are a few differences between a junior volunteer and a litigation attorney in terms of educational background:

	Junior Volunteer	Litigation Attorney
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Doctoral Degree, 53%
Most common major	Business	Law
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Junior volunteer vs litigation attorney demographics

Here are the differences between junior volunteers' and litigation attorneys' demographics:

	Junior Volunteer	Litigation Attorney
Average age	43	46
Gender ratio	Male, 33.6% Female, 66.4%	Male, 56.8% Female, 43.2%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 12.7% Asian, 11.2% White, 61.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 5.5% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% Asian, 6.4% White, 75.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	10%

Differences between junior volunteer and litigation attorney duties and responsibilities

Junior volunteer example responsibilities.

Create variety of programs and run fund raising projects to achieve annual objectives.
Communicate with local businesses in order to collect donations for golf tournaments, casino night, alumni basketball tournaments etc.
Wipe down wheelchairs, stretchers, and equipment in surgery areas.
Serve as liaison to current, prospective and alumni parents, teachers and community members.
Prepare animals for surgery; monitor vital signs, conduct various, and record findings in charts.
Create current CCF Facebook page and maintain daily with events, facts, pictures, events, musicians.

Litigation attorney example responsibilities.

Supervise and manage plaintiff's personal injury practice.
Develop litigation strategies including discovery, deposition, arbitration, and jury trial.
Draft internal memos, subpoenas and various discovery documents.
Direct and determine all aspects of plaintiff litigation and resolution strategy.
Review documents for FINRA arbitration concerning poaching of traders between inter-dealer brokers.
Respond to investigative subpoenas from U.S. government regulatory agencies requesting production of relevant client and third party material.

Junior volunteer vs litigation attorney skills

Common junior volunteer skills

Patients, 59%
Emotional Support, 12%
Patient Care, 3%
Emergency Calls, 3%
Front Desk, 3%
Community Services, 2%

Common litigation attorney skills

Litigation, 30%
Law Firm, 14%
Legal Research, 6%
Civil Litigation, 4%
Commercial Litigation, 3%
Insurance Defense, 3%