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The Highest Paid In-House Counsel List – But How Should Their Pay Be Ranked?

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And the gender diversity issue that persists with In-House Counsel too Pandemic or not, 2020 was generally a very good year for partners at Big Law, but General Counsel in the US Fortune 1000 companies ‘suffered’ a relatively flat years according to Corporate Counsel’s recently released 2021 GC Compensation Survey. The average salaries were in the […]

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Refugee Lawyer-Turned-Silicon Valley Law Managing Partner Featured in Law Career Feature

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Quinn Emanuel Silicon Valley Managing Partner Victoria Maroulis was featured in the AmLaw Litigation Daily for doing her part to broaden the pipeline into the legal profession. Maroulis, who arrived in the United States in 1988 as political refugee from the Soviet Union, worked her way through remedial reading courses at Ohlone College, a community college in Fremont, CA,

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Law Careers – How to Become a Trademark Attorney

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Becoming a trademark attorney is similar to becoming any other professional; you need a degree. You also need to garner relevant practical experience in trademark law. In the U.S., trademark attorneys are often assigned to the U.S. federal court system. So, the attorney has to be licensed to be able to serve clients and represent

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First Year Law Salaries Continue to Rise For The Top Law Firms in the US . . And London

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Demand for associates continues to push up the legal salaries to eye watering levels Over two dozen of the largest law firms in America have now raised their pay for associates in a demanding market for associates as the market salary scale continues to rise with the floodgates well and truly opened for big money

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The Young Lawyer Who Sacrificed Here £100k Salary To Handle Human Rights Law

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Writing in the lifestyle website Refinery 29, the unnamed, 29 year old lawyer explained that she had moved from the security of her high paying City legal job to handle work that was more interesting and rewarding in a non-financial way. However, she also experts to be receiving her six figure salary at some unspecified

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What Are The 5 Indicators Telling You NOT To Attend Law School

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Attending law school can be a challenging environment for anyone, but are there key indicators for those who have their doubts about attending law school? A recent commentary on Quora from former law school professor Alice Baker provided some useful answers for those who face the law school condundrum. There are some factors that should

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Your Guide to Refinancing Your Law School Loans

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What are the best ways to repay law school loans as painlessly as possible? _____________________________________________________________________ Paul Watson* – Paying off the debt you’ve amassed in undergraduate and law school can take decades, and the cost of a law degree is only creeping higher each year. For example, U.S. Department of Education data showed law school

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Australian law jobs – How Much Do Australian Lawyers Earn?

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Sign on bonuses and good salaries show Australian law jobs are in good space notwithstanding the difficult 2020 year A recent survey of Australian legal salaries showed records being made in what a surveying firm said was a “great year”. The outlook for Australian law jobs continues to be good. That may be surprising given

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