Lawyer Compensation - General
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Dentons Canada Hikes Parental Leave Offer, Extends to All Staff
By Gail J. Cohen | December 22, 2021
The new scheme applies to everyone in the firm—not just women lawyers—and provides new parents with 100% of their salary for 26 weeks.
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Trio of Firms Hike UK Salaries For Newly Qualified Lawyers
By Hannah Walker | December 22, 2021
The talent war continues as three more firms boost associate pay packets to keep up with competitors.
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'It Will Make Us More Competitive in the US': Linklaters Partners React to Lockstep Changes
By Hannah Walker | December 20, 2021
To make itself more competitive stateside, the firm is aligning its pay structure to those adopted by a number of U.S. firms.
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International Edition | Commentary
Pay Keeps Rising, the Virus Keeps Spreading and Other New Normals
By Lisa Shuchman | December 20, 2021
The end of 2021 is not looking quite like we expected, as talent wars rage on and the pandemic persists—suggesting once again that the coming year may be filled with more unpredictability. Read our final Global Lawyer briefing of the year.
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International Edition | Commentary
2021's Themes Are Clear, But Change Could Be on the Way
By Paul Hodkinson | December 17, 2021
The London Lawyer Briefing: Pay rises, lockstep changes and virus fears: the week's news has certainly played to the big themes of 2021. But this could lead to changes in 2022.
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Slaughter and May Ups NQ Pay For Third Time in 2021
By Varsha Patel | December 17, 2021
The firm has adjusted its rates for newly qualified lawyers twice this year already, as firms the world over jostle for junior talent.
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Germany's Pay War Gets New Front Runner as Three More Firms Enter Fray
By James Carstensen | December 16, 2021
After a quiet start Germany's pay war has intensified to world-beating levels.
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Linklaters Modifies Lockstep With Three Key Changes
By Hannah Walker | December 16, 2021
The UK-based institution is the latest to adapt its system as firms move to reward contributions beyond seniority in order to hold onto their best up-and-coming partners.
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International Edition | Analysis
How a Modified Lockstep Model Is Fueling A&O's US Growth
By Dan Packel | December 16, 2021
The compensation model remains a rarity in the U.S., but as New York and London firms push into Northern California, it has a chance to show its value.
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International Edition | Features
The Biggest Stories of 2021
By Law.com International Staff | December 16, 2021
Global talent wars, remote working debates, political dramas, conflicts and intimate videos—here are 10 things that defined the global legal industry in 2021.
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