Bloomberg Law
Aug. 24, 2016, 8:53 PM UTC

In-House Lawyers Make More, But Not Like Associates

Blake Edwards

Salaries for in-house attorneys are increasing by more than four percent annually, but almost half are still unhappy with what they’re being paid, according to a survey released this week.

Although the survey focused on trends in legal department compensation, it also left room for in-house attorneys to compare themselves to firm lawyers by asking them to rate their pay relative to their “peers.”

Bob Barker, a partner at BarkerGilmrore, the legal recruiting firm behind the surveys, said respondents were free to interpret that word however they saw fit, adding that the questions were asked before Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s June announcement of associate salary raises and ...

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