Bloomberg Law
Oct. 12, 2016, 10:26 PM UTC

The Gender Pay Gap for Big Law Partners: 44 Percent

Stephanie Russell-Kraft

Male partners in Big Law are still out-earning their female counterparts by 44 percent, according to the results of a survey published Wednesday by Major, Lindsey & Africa.

Of the 2,153 partners polled, men earned an average of $949,000 per year while women brought in $659,000.

The differences in partner billing rates ($701 for men and $636 for women) and hours billed (1,703 for men and 1,632 for women) remained relatively small.But the results show women still lag behind significantly in originations, pulling in an average of $1,730,000 versus $2,590,000 for men.

“Originations is probably the single biggest ...

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