Lawers in suburbs/rural areas?

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<p>Assuming that a lawyer graduates from a Tier 1 school, if he/she chooses not to work in the big city environment, does he/she necessarily have to sacrifice a significant portion of a potential salary? </p>

<p>Just to be clear, I’m not talking about going from a potential starting salary of $150,000 to a starting salary of a “mere” $80,000, because this is a reasonable sacrifice. I’m talking about a situation where the only feasible option is to take a job that only pays $50,000 to start. </p>

<p>Also, how common is this scenario (lawyers shying away from the big city to work in a more “quiet” area of the country)? Thanks.</p>

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<p>There are lawyers who work in small cities. Attorneys who practice in more sparcely populated areas tend to pracitice in the county seat. </p>

<p>Country lawyers occasionally have enough business to consider hiring an associate. It’s not common, but it happens. </p>

<p>There’s an old wisecrack about how you’ll starve if you’re the only attorney in town, but if two lawyers open offices in a town, they’ll do fine.</p>