Dec 16, 2009
WilmerHale Freezes Salaries, Breaks Lockstep
WilmerHale is unveiling a new compensation system designed to break away from lockstep, encourage alternative career paths and shift a larger chunk of lawyers’ pay from their base salary to their bonus, according to firm higher-ups. The crux of the change involves dividing nonpartners into several tiers and linking each of those tiers to a set base salary