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January 7, 2021

Compensation Trends for In-House Legal Counsel

Setting fair compensation strategies for lawyers might not be simple nor straight forward, especially if the lawyer holds an in-house legal counsel job.  Determining a competitive compensation ...
January 7, 2021

10 Elements to Determine Market Value for In-House Lawyers

Advice from in-house legal recruitment specialists at The Counsel Network   The role of any lawyer employed within a busy corporate legal department isn’t a simple one, ...
January 7, 2021

Two Career Aspects Where in-House Lawyers Want to Make Progress

It’s interesting how some things can simply remain de facto.  As Partners of The Counsel Network, we hear the voices of trepidation each year as performance review ...
January 7, 2021

How to Foster Beneficial Working Relationships Between In-House and External Counsel

Ideally, the relationship between internal and external counsel should be one of peers, and the evolving role of in-house counsel makes such partnerships increasingly common. Over the ...
January 7, 2021

Three Questions to Gain Valuable Client Feedback

How many times have you received a survey monkey seeking your opinions and feedback on travel, shopping experiences or telecommunication services.  Comprised of multiple choice questions and ...
January 7, 2021

Two Golden Rules for the Lateral Dating Game

Listen for a moment.  That strange noise you hear is revolving doors.  Unfettered loyalty to maintain ones lifelong career at a single law firm has diminished. With ...
January 7, 2021

How to Search Effectively for the Top Legal Talent

It’s no secret that the very top of the legal talent pool are already employed somewhere else.  More than ever their employment options range beyond traditional law ...
January 7, 2021

The Impact of Compensation on Associate Retention

People choose to enter the legal profession for a variety of reasons. For aspiring individuals, the practice of law brings the opportunity for meaningful work, professional challenges ...
January 7, 2021

Lessons for Law Firm Compensation: Open Models

History repeats itself.  Especially when an important learning is to be gained.  The same situation will appear until lessons are learned or until a better approach to ...
January 7, 2021

Lessons for Law Firm Compensation: Closed Models

Lawyer compensation is the most sensitive aspect of any law firm.  Controversy and tension is ever present.  Even when Partners are doing well financially, they still voice ...
January 7, 2021

Keep Your Star Associates With Predictable Bonuses

In order to retain top performing Associates, law firms are reviewing and testing their compensation strategies and bonus structures.  Awarded to recognize hard work and demonstrate appreciation ...
January 7, 2021

Dare to Compare?

Compensation Packages Between Private Practice and In-House Lawyers   Across the country and from firm to firm, most of the large ones maintain similar compensation structures for ...