Associate Attorney
Messer Strickler Burnette
Sacramento, CA · $130k a year · Posted November 2, 2026
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Where Sacramento, CA ranks
Where Sacramento, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #3Best all-round cities for new graduates68 / 100 · of 100
- #6Best all-round cities for new graduates in the West Coast61 / 100 · of 39
- #7Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast124 jobs · of 47
- #10Best all-round cities for remote workers in the West Coast66 / 100 · of 39
- #11Best cities for junior jobs in California32% · of 54
- #11Cities hosting the most business conferences in the West Coast5 conferences · of 17
Rankings about legal jobs
- Best cities for legal jobs #1 New York (854 openings)
- Best cities for legal pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($238k)
- Most requested AI skills in legal jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (3.9%)
- Employers with the most legal jobs #1 Morgan & Morgan (195 roles)
Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $130,000 a year. Across 114 open associate attorney listings that state pay, the middle half runs $118,000 to $180,000 and the median is $148,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 12% below the median.
Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
How AI is used in this kind of work
Among lawyers, AI is already used for some of the tasks. Measured exposure for lawyers: 17% (some).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
...environment for its team members. With offices in Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania, New York, California, Kansas, and Georgia, its attorneys are licensed in more than 30 state and federal courts nationwide. This broad geographic reach provides team members with exposure...