5 Rules of Salary Negotiation
Salary negotiation? Piece of cake for lawyers, right? Many lawyers are effective negotiators when working on behalf of their client, but when it comes to their own pay packages things fall apart. If you don’t…
Inhouse Counsel Salaries
How to Address Compensation Questions During the Interview Process
If you are interviewing for in-house counsel jobs, compensation questions will inevitably arise during the interview process. How do you handle compensation questions? Listen to what the attorney search consultants at Grayson Allen have to say…
Determine Your Financial Value as a General Counsel
Pondering in-house counsel salaries? Andrea Bricca of Major, Lindsey & Africa gives her thoughts on how general counsel (and in-house counsel) can determine their financial value: “”How is the market?” is a question asked frequently of…
General Counsel Reap Pay Rewards for Enhanced Role
For some, getting more responsibility means more money to their bottom-line. Not the case for all in-house counsel, unfortunately. “The changing role of top legal officers is leading to increases in compensation with many earning…
Negotiating Your Own Salary – Even If You Hate To
You can fight tooth and nail negotiating to protect your organization in a deal or in material litigation, but can you fight effectively when negotiating your own salary? “Almost everybody has this problem. You can…
LinkedIn Study Reveals Places With Highest Salaries
If you are looking for places with the highest salaries, you might also be looking for places with the highest cost of living: “It’s probably no surprise that where you live and what courses you…
Questions Recruiters Ask That Are None Of Their Business
Recruiters are often a valuable tool in a legal job search – but are all questions recruiters ask fair game? Don’t have a recruiter? Check out our legal recruiter directory. “For decades recruiters have been…
In-House Compensation Report: Top 30 Money-Earners
Who is making the big cash in-house? Read this in-house compensation report to find out: “By the time A.J. Kess joined Travelers’ Insurance Company as the chief legal officer in December 2016, the year was…
How to Successfully Negotiate Your Salary
Sonya Som and Mark Yacano of MLA Global give their thoughts on how you can successfully negotiate your salary: “Many lawyers spend their careers negotiating deals on behalf of clients, taking pains to prepare in…
In-House Counsel Face Meager Pay Raises
If research from Australia holds true, in-house counsel are facing meager pay raises this cycle: “New research from the 39th annual Hays Salary Guide delivers a blow for in-house counsel as it reveals that the majority, some…