Every year, leading legal news outlet Above the Law publishes a comprehensive compensation report for in-house attorneys. The purpose of this survey is to provide crucial benchmarking information for corporate counsel and their salaries across various factors. These factors include the size of the company they serve, the industry they work in, the size of the market they operate in, and their geographical location.
This year, to gather data for its annual in-house compensation report, Above the Law is conducting a brief, anonymous survey. The survey is designed to shed light on salary and compensation trends among in-house lawyers. As part of this mission, it also aims to investigate whether the gender pay gap within the profession has seen any significant changes.
All in-house attorneys are encouraged to participate in this brief survey, which will only take a few minutes to complete. Your participation will provide key insights that can help shape understanding and policy around in-house lawyer compensation. To take the survey, please click here.
Whether you’re an existing in-house attorney, or a law professional considering a move in-house, the resulting report from Above the Law will provide valuable insights on compensation trends. This data will offer a comparative measure against which you can evaluate your current or prospective compensation and make more informed career decisions.
By understanding the factors influencing in-house lawyer salaries and by benchmarking these salaries against industry standards, corporations and law firms can make better strategic decisions when it comes to budgeting, recruiting, and maintaining talent within their legal departments.
Consequently, the results of this survey and future reports by Above the Law are a valuable resource not only for individual legal professionals but also for law firms and corporations.