Month: June 2017

Data about in-house counsel compensation ranges isn’t always easy to come by, which is why annual reports from Robert Half Legal and BarkerGilmore are so critical. In this article, we take a deeper dive into the metrics in the latter’s 2017 in-house counsel compensation report. The data should be of interest to both law firm associates looking to negotiate their way into an in-house position and current in-house lawyers thinking about making a lateral move.

I never had much luck finding advice on how to negotiate my salary when I went in-house. This article presents best practices and tactics, along with a prepared script, for negotiating a higher compensation package after you’ve received an offer. It’s geared at lawyers, of course, but our hope is that professionals of all stripes will find it of interest.