A new year means it is time for a new report. LawCrossing has released their latest Salary Survey Report for 2018. Some changes have taken place in the past year regarding lawyer salaries and bonuses in BigLaw and even in smaller boutique firms. By collecting data from 193 top law firms, a lot can be learned about the status of salary, bonuses, summer associate positions, and more.
See last year’s data here: 2017 LawCrossing Salary Survey of Lawyer Salaries in Best Law Firms
Find out how the starting salaries and bonuses of 193 top law firms have changed since last year. This can help you when making a decision about which firm to join or move to.
The charts are arranged in alphabetical order. There are categories for each year’s rate as well as associate bonuses and summer associate salaries, when available.
2018 1st Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2018 2nd Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2018 3rd Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2018 4th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2018 5th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2018 6th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2018 7th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
2018 8th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
Find out why salary should not be your main focus when selecting a law firm in this article:
Money is the Dumbest Thing Any Attorney Should Focus on When Joining a Law Firm
See the following articles for more information:
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- In-House Counsel Salaries
- The Pressures of General Counsel Jobs Including Salaries
- General Counsel Pay Becoming More Performance-Oriented
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- The Real World: Life after Law School
- The Five Stages of Every Legal Career
- The Choices of Practice in Law
- Choosing a Law Specialty: Who Are You and What Do You Want
- The 10-Step, ''No-Fail'' Guide to Distinguishing Yourself as a First-Year Associate
- 5 Tips for First Year Law Firm Associates
- The Art of Drafting a Proper Legal Memo
- Top 39 Tips for New Litigation Associates and Trial Lawyers: How to Be a Good Litigation Attorney
- The Real Reason There Are Fewer Law Firm Jobs (What No Attorney Wants You to Know)
- Avoid the Dangers of Getting Jobs Through Friends and Family
- Should You Marry a Lawyer? A Couple's Guide to Balancing Work, Love and Ambition
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- 2015 8th Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
- 2015 1st Year Salaries and Bonuses of the Top Law Firms
- Getting along with colleagues and co-workers in a new firm
- LawCrossing Salary Survey of Lawyer Salaries in Best Law Firms
- The Pros and Cons of Working in a Law Firm
- The Impact Law Firm Economics Can Have on Your Legal Career
- How to Avoid a Bad Reputation at Work
- Must You be a ''Type-A'' Personality to Succeed in a Law Firm?
Please see the following articles for more information about attorney salaries:
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- How to Negotiate Your Way to a Better Salary
- What Do In-House Attorney Positions Pay?
- Which Legal Jobs Will Pay the Most?
Please see the following articles for more information about law firm jobs:
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- Overhead Ratios of a Law Firm
- 2014 AmLaw 200 Law Firm Revenue, Firm Size, and Breakdown
- Top Ten Reasons Why Older Attorneys Have a More Difficult Time Getting Law Firm Jobs
- Staying Put In Your Current Legal Firm and Learning Is the Best Option In Recession.