Compensation

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Rate benchmarking with Legal.io: Compare, validate, and negotiate with confidence
Rate benchmarking with Legal.io: Compare, validate, and negotiate with confidence

Most legal teams lack a clear baseline for outside counsel rates. Learn how to benchmark rates, prepare for negotiations, and evaluate new proposals with better data.

CompensationIn-House Counsel
Apr 15, 2026
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Compensation
Paul Weiss, Hogan Lovells Match Cravath Year-End Bonuses

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Hogan Lovells have joined the growing roster of Big Law firms matching the year-end and special bonus scale set by Cravath, Swaine & Moore earlier this week.

Compensation
Nov 21, 2025
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Career
IBM's New Legal Chief Anne Robinson Earns Nearly $10M in First Six Months

IBM's new chief legal officer, Anne Robinson, earned nearly $10M in her first six months, making her one of the company's top-paid executives.

CareerCompensation
Mar 11, 2025
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Career
Boeing Slashes CLO's Pay as Safety Crisis Deepens

Boeing cuts CLO Brett Gerry’s pay by 48% amid renewed safety concerns and financial losses following the Alaska Airlines 737 Max door plug incident.

CareerCompensation
Mar 10, 2025
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Compensation
Law Firms Turn to Partner Pay Cuts to Preserve Top Talent

Even as top law firms have reached new revenue and profitability peaks, between 10% and 30% of partners are making less money year to year, as firms focus on retaining top performers.

CompensationLaw Firms
Oct 15, 2024
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Law Firm Pay Transparency Drives Greater Satisfaction, Survey Finds
Law Firm Pay Transparency Drives Greater Satisfaction, Survey Finds

About 52% of lawyers surveyed by Law 360 Pulse are satisfied with their total compensation, but the percentage increases to 74% among lawyers working at firms that practice pay transparency.

Compensation
Oct 04, 2024
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EU Pay Transparency Directive: A Major Step Towards Equal Pay

Employers on both sides of the Atlantic hiring in the EU will need to track and report pay data accurately and ensure compliance with the new transparency requirements.

Compensation
Aug 05, 2024
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General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer Compensation Sees First Decline in a Decade
General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer Compensation Sees First Decline in a Decade

The need for high-quality legal counsel has not decreased, but the drop in compensation may make it harder for companies to find and retain the right talent.

Compensation
Aug 02, 2024
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Kirkland & Ellis Renews $50K Referral Bonuses
Kirkland & Ellis Renews $50K Referral Bonuses

The firm is offering the bonus to junior lawyers to bring in associates to manage M&A activity and the need for both litigation and corporate talent.

CompensationLaw Firms
Jul 19, 2024
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Big Media Legal Leaders See Record Pay
Big Media Legal Leaders See Record Pay

Leading legal counsel for media giants earned on average between $5M - $11M last year, amid expanding responsibilities in a fast-changing environment facing copyright, antitrust, compliance challenges.

Compensation
Jul 09, 2024
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Disparities in Law Graduates' Earnings and Elite Lawyers' Salary Surge
Disparities in Law Graduates' Earnings and Elite Lawyers' Salary Surge

The Georgetown University CEW report highlights significant earnings disparities among law graduates, while top firms compete for elite legal talent in unprecedented salary increases.

CareerCompensation
Jul 05, 2024
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Are Law Firm Rates Getting Ridiculous?
Are Law Firm Rates Getting Ridiculous?

A Bloomberg Law article addressing the seemingly unsustainable growth of law firm rates got a lot of attention this week, and pointed out that smaller firms struggle to raise rates as fast as their larger peers.

CompensationLaw Firms
Jun 14, 2024
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