Well, this outcome doesn't sound right! "A Fayette Circuit judge has overruled a jury's verdict in a lawsuit against Melbourne Mills Jr., ruling that the Lexington attorney's verbal promise to pay an assistant $1.065 million is not a legally enforceable contract. "In January, a jury awarded $900,000 to Cindy Sawyer of Versailles. Her lawsuit contends that she agreed to research and...
So says The Recorder about raises for associate attorneys: "As firms across the country lift associate salaries, some are opting to pay the same in all U.S. offices outside New York, while others still pay less in secondary markets like Philadelphia, Atlanta or Miami. "Those with the one-salary-fits-all approach -- like Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Morrison & Foerster -- tend to...
Well, this is very good news! "Good health and increasing wealth for the private sector of the U.S. law industry are predicted for 2006 in a newly released annual salary forecast from Robert Half Legal. "Nationwide, average starting pay for legal professionals -- attorneys, law firm administrators, paralegals, librarians and clerks -- is expected to rise 6.1 percent across the board...
...can increases in paralegal compensation be far behind? One hopes not! See "As Times Get Better, So Do the Bonuses" from The National Law Journal: "Many top firms in New York, historically bestowers of the largest associate bonuses in the nation, doled out $30,000 to $60,000 to their junior attorneys, up from a maximum of $50,000 in associate bonuses in 2004. Some firms on the...