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compensation Associate Salaries: Higher and Higher? Law firm partners in Canada hoping associates salaries will face downward pressures might be disappointed: associate pay continues to climb, affected by myriad factors beyond the overall economic crunch.

More Articles & Tips The New Breed of Associate Calgary’s Thackray Burgess might just revolutionize associate compensation. How to Design the Right Compensation System for Your Law Firm The best compensation approach gets away from a system that rewards only the individuals who stand out from the crowd, by also rewarding those individuals who help the crowd perform better. From Across the Web Compensation for the New Partner Six considerations for assessing a rookie partner’s compensation. Size Matters The median salary spread for a first-year associate at a 2 -25 lawyer firm, versus a 500+ firm, is $77,000... Boom or Bust Graduates of 58 law schools make average starting salaries of $60,000 or less, a fact ignored by many of the stories touting $160,000 starting salaries at big law firms. Two Lawyers Walk Into a Bar... One orders a round of drinks for the house. The other one puts on an apron and serves it...

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