New leadership takes over this week in President Barack Obama’s legal shop, and among the challenges facing incoming White House Counsel Robert Bauer is how to reinvigorate the administration’s efforts to shape the federal judiciary.
A growing number of managing partners and management consultants say recent cuts to associate compensation aren’t a temporary phenomenon. And some predict an even more significant correction to entry-level lawyer salaries coming in the year ahead. Since February 2009, at least 19 Am Law 200 firms have rolled back entry-level pay.
A growing number of managing partners and management consultants say recent cuts to associate compensation aren’t a temporary phenomenon. And some predict an even more significant correction to entry-level lawyer salaries coming in the year ahead.