Edge International is pleased to announce the release of its 2015 Global Partner Compensation System Survey, authored by Edge International partners Ed Wesemann and Nick Jarrett-Kerr. This is the fourth triennial survey that we have conducted (the first was published in 2006) with a view to gaining an understanding of differences in firms’ approaches
New Leadership Models for the Creative Economy
I recently came across a fascinating video presentation by management expert, academic and author Gary Hamel. Hamel is a founder of Strategos, an international management consulting firm based in Chicago.
In the video, Hamel notes that today, leaders often appear to be coming up short. This is not an individual problem, he says: it is
The Edge International 2012 Global Law Firm Partner Compensation System Survey
“There is a significant difference among countries in what law firms take into consideration in setting partner compensation.” – The Edge International 2012 Global Partner Compensation System Survey
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“There is a significant difference among countries in what law firms take into consideration in setting partner compensation.” – Edge International 2012 Global Partner Compensation
“economically-irrational” associate salaries hit ceiling
The Wall Street Journal has a post called: Big-Law Associates Facing 2008 Salary Cap by Dan Slater.
Here is a key paragraph from that post from which my title was derived:
"We called around to firms to find out whether associate salaries, called economically-irrational in some quarters, have finally (or, at least, for now) hit
Robert Millard’s America’s Two Legal Professions
Supplemental to my post "Sharp Pin Approaching Associate Salary Balloon", my friend and Edge colleague Robert Millard has created a post which may impacts the context for discussing associate salaries. He explains his title: America’s Two Legal Professions with the graphic above. Read his post for a detailed explanation. Sometimes critical change is too subtle
Sharp Pin Approaching Associate Salary Balloon
Today’s front page Wall Street Journal Online article is compulsory reading for all law firm Managing Partners and H.R. professionals:
Hard Case: Job Market ?Wanes for U.S. Lawyers – Growth of Legal Sector Lags Broader Economy; Law Schools Proliferate
By AMIR EFRATI, September 24, 2007; Page A1
While the article admittedly says:
“For graduates of