Prov. metro ranked No. 36 out of 300 for place to start law career

THE PROVIDENCE-WARWICK metro area was ranked the 36th-best place to start a legal career out of the 300 largest metros in the country, according to Good Ball, a data-based consumer information website.
THE PROVIDENCE-WARWICK metro area was ranked the 36th-best place to start a legal career out of the 300 largest metros in the country, according to Good Ball, a data-based consumer information website.

FT. MILL, S.C. – The greater Providence-Warwick area is ranked in 36th place out of 300 medium to large cities in the U.S. as an attractive place for new lawyers to start their careers.

The ranking, compiled by the data-based consumer website Good Call, gives the largest cities in the Ocean State high points for availability of amenities. Other factors weighed in the ranking included the average salary for lawyers, housing affordability and density of legal jobs.

The Providence metro area defined for the survey, which crosses into Massachusetts, includes 1.6 million people. The average attorney in the area earns $104,300. The housing affordability factor was high, meaning lawyers spent 10.4 percent of their salary on housing. The ranking evaluated metro areas with 100,000 or more residents.

Landing in first place was greater New York and Newark, N.J., where the average salary was $148,140. The rest of the top five, in order, were: Bridgeport-Stanford-Norwalk, Conn.; Pittsburgh; Hartford, Conn. and Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, Tenn.

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In other New England locations, Portland-South Portland, Maine, was ranked in the 14th place, while Boston-Cambridge-Newton made the 18th slot. Manchester-Nashua, N.H., ranked No. 29, with Pittsfield, Mass., in western Massachusetts, ranked 33rd. New Haven-Milford, Conn., ranked No. 38. Worcester came in at No. 85, while Springfield, Mass., ranked 93rd and Norwich-New London, Conn., garnered a ranking of No. 95.

To see the full survey, click HERE.

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