Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Leaving Lockstep Behind

Edwin McMasters StantonImage by dbking via Flickr
Is this the time that the associate pay model gets revamped? Dan DiPietro of the The American Lawyer pointed out in August that it is time to abandon lockstep pay for associates.

"The proposal: Abandon the lockstep compensation approach toward associate pay in favor of a system that aligns pay with the performance of the individual associate and the firm, and significantly shifts the bulk of total compensation to this variable component. A performance-based pay structure would go a long way toward helping firms keep top legal talent, and it would serve firms better financially. "

The idea has been around for awile , but has seen little acceptance by the top firms. The current upheaval could be the best opportunity for it to get serious consideration.

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