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'It Will Make Us More Competitive in the US': Linklaters Partners React to Lockstep Changes

To make itself more competitive stateside, the firm is aligning its pay structure to those adopted by a number of U.S. firms.
5 minute read

International Edition

Pay Keeps Rising, the Virus Keeps Spreading and Other New Normals

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.
7 minute read

International Edition

2021's Themes Are Clear, But Change Could Be on the Way

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.
4 minute read

International Edition

Slaughter and May Ups NQ Pay For Third Time in 2021

The firm has adjusted its rates for newly qualified lawyers twice this year already, as firms the world over jostle for junior talent.
2 minute read

International Edition

Germany's Pay War Gets New Front Runner as Three More Firms Enter Fray

After a quiet start Germany's pay war has intensified to world-beating levels.
3 minute read

International Edition

Linklaters Modifies Lockstep With Three Key Changes

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.
2 minute read

International Edition

How a Modified Lockstep Model Is Fueling A&O's US Growth

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.
6 minute read

International Edition

The Biggest Stories of 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.
11 minute read

International Edition

Susman Godfrey Year-End Bonuses Soar Above Market Rate

The trial firm announced year-end bonuses Wednesday ranging up to $215,000 for associates in the firm's 2021 partnership class.
3 minute read

International Edition

Baker McKenzie, CC Boost Pay Opportunities For UK Junior Lawyers

The duo are the latest to improve pay prospects for junior lawyers in their UK ranks.
2 minute read

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