Junior volunteer vs staff attorney

The differences between junior volunteers and staff 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 staff attorney takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a staff attorney has an average salary of $110,028, 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 staff attorney are litigation, legal services, and juris.

Junior volunteer vs staff attorney overview

	Junior Volunteer	Staff Attorney
Yearly salary	$35,362	$110,028
Hourly rate	$17.00	$52.90
Growth rate	5%	10%
Number of jobs	12,700	75,402
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Doctoral Degree, 56%
Average age	43	46
Years of experience	2	4

Junior volunteer vs staff attorney salary

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

	Junior Volunteer	Staff Attorney
Average salary	$35,362	$110,028
Salary range	Between $28,000 And $43,000	Between $69,000 And $173,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between junior volunteer and staff attorney education

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

	Junior Volunteer	Staff Attorney
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Doctoral Degree, 56%
Most common major	Business	Law
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Stanford University

Junior volunteer vs staff attorney demographics

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

	Junior Volunteer	Staff Attorney
Average age	43	46
Gender ratio	Male, 33.6% Female, 66.4%	Male, 47.5% Female, 52.5%
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, 7.7% Asian, 6.3% White, 75.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	9%	10%

Differences between junior volunteer and staff 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.

Staff attorney example responsibilities.

Generate an internal memorandum exploring VAWA and special immigrant juvenile cases that lead to the establishment of a new clinic program.
Provide statewide training for attorneys and advocates on education law and also responsible for major impact education litigation and appeals.
Create and conduct workshops on e-discovery, privilege, FMLA, ADA, and FLSA
Conduct internal FLSA (wage and hour) compliance and re-classification audits for pre-complaint resolution.
General practice attorney handling primarily bankruptcy, domestic relations and criminal cases, preparation of wills and trusts and probate.
Draft wills, powers of attorney, probate estate administration filings, divorce filings, caregiver contracts, and property deeds.

Junior volunteer vs staff attorney skills

Common junior volunteer skills

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

Common staff attorney skills

Litigation, 17%
Legal Services, 8%
Juris, 7%
Legal Advice, 6%
Appeals, 4%
Administrative Agencies, 4%