Hi. I am a lawyer in the US and will be job hunting in London this fall. No visa problems because I'm an EU citizen (I think it's crazy that greeks and germans have more right to work here than you fine americans, oh well).
I've met (telephonically) with job agencies and recruiters and am told that a realistic range for a lawyer with my experience (3 yrs doing mostly company law) is about 30,000 to 40,000 pounds. and that is taking into consideration that I also recently passed the test to re-qualify as a solicitor.
On current exchange rate terms 35,000 pounds is about 60-65,000 dollars, which is about the same I earn here. My question is - is this good for London. I am looking at flats in central London (zone 2) for about 1000/month - can I get a decent one bedroom flat in a safe area for that. Is that too much for rent considering the salary. It's bvery hard to judge these things from over here.
thanks.
