If you can’t negotiate salary, try negotiating other items that will still benefit your bottom line: “For a variety of reasons, there are times when a salary on a job offer isn’t open for discussion….
Are lawyers’ salaries trending downward compared to other professions? “The median salaries of information systems managers, pharmacists and nurse anesthetists are now higher than the median salary for lawyers, according to the most recent data…
Getting peppered with salary-related questions at an interview? Don’t answer them, or at least that is the viewpoint of Molood Noori of BreakYourBarriers.com: “You should not answer this question. I’ll give you a scenario that…
Looking for baseline data on GC compensation? Check out a piece at the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel that provides some figures to work with: “Median compensation for general counsel increased slightly between 2014 and 2015 at…
Kimberly Lerman of Major, Lindsey & Africa gives her thoughts on negotiating an in-house compensation package. Some good tips to keep in mind whether you are considering more senior in-house counsel jobs or even General Counsel…
Bashing lawyers and the legal profession is a popular past-time, but one publication across the pond is pulling no punches: “Right-wing news site the Daily Mail has kicked off the new year with a pretty…
If you’ve checked out Robert Half’s Legal Salary Guide and are looking for more information, you may want to try out Parker+Lynch’s Legal Salary Calculator: “This isn’t your standard legal salary calculator. It’s better than…
In-house counsel salaries are up – but not by enough according to many in-house counsel: “A new compensation trends survey from BarkerGilmore has found that the average salary for in-house lawyers across all levels and…
While there is data available about in-house counsel salaries, what general counsel make is a different story. For those interested, a new report by Bloomberg sheds some light on the subject – at least for…
Lawyer salaries by practice area – a compilation of data from a number of sources – head over to Bob Ambrogi’s LawSitesBlog to check the stats: “How much do lawyers earn? The folks at PracticePanther.com have…