The annual Legal Fees Survey reports on the rates for different legal matters in various practice areas. Canadian firms pay an average of $130k, while lawyers spend only 2.5 hours on billable work each day. Junior in-house positions start at less than $100k and go up to $200k. With an average of 1,700 to 2,300 billable hours per year, lawyers have little time to spare. Only 3% of lawyers are estimated to earn $1,000 per hour. The average national yearly wages for lawyers range from $66,470 to $208,980. An anesthesiologist in Brooklyn made multiple life-threatening errors. Senior attorneys charge an hourly rate of $325 to $350 depending on years of experience.