By Jordan Furlong bio Based on reactions to a report I wrote and linked to last month, law firm leaders seem to share a widespread challenge with their Millennial lawyers. Firms are trying hard to engage their associates and junior partners in the larger affairs of the firm, to connect and coax them into leadership and business development roles, but with only … [Read more...] about Use multi-generational teams to build engagement
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Associate salaries rise in some markets, but national median remains unchanged
The National Association for Law Placement (NALP) has released its 2017 Associate Salary Survey report, showing that the overall median first-year salary as of January 1, 2017, was $135,000, the same as in 2015, the year of the most recent previous survey—with both survey years reflecting response pools in which offices in firms of 251+ lawyers accounted for about 70 percent of … [Read more...] about Associate salaries rise in some markets, but national median remains unchanged