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The 2019 Corporate Counsel Salary and Lifestyle Survey aims to understand corporate counsel, practice trends, and the demands that corporate counsel place not only on themselves but also on law firms and the attorneys who ultimately represent them.
We want to learn more about in-house attorneys and how they feel about their position within the organization.
We polled in-house attorneys from the SurePoint Legal Insights’ corporate counsel directory. The respondents represent 666 public and private organizations across the US.
Why Salary and Lifestyle?
In a perfect society, gender and ethnicity wouldn’t be a question. That is not a reality right now in the US. However, this survey can help the law firms and corporate business units we serve better bridge the gap for all-around equality.
It is well publicized that in-house counsel have better “work/life balance” than their law firm counterparts, but nearly half of respondents say they would consider returning to a law firm. Why they would leave a 9-to-5 position is unknown; however, one reason could be a lack of advancement opportunities.
Over a third of survey respondents state they are dissatisfied [to a certain extent] with the opportunities available to further their careers. Some would argue that in-house counsel have far more opportunities to advance their careers than their law firm colleagues.
Despite the hours, the work-life balance, and the total compensation package, many are open to returning to law firm life.
