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Law Firm Partner Compensation: Equity vs Non-Equity and ROI Explained

Law firm partnership has never been a simple “make partner and share profits” milestone. Today’s partnership landscape is increasingly tiered, metric-driven, and designed to manage firm profitability—often by expanding non-equity roles while concentrating equity ownership. This recent report....

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Unlocking 2026's Top Law Firm Platforms for Lateral Attorneys

Choosing the right law firm for a lateral move has never been more complex—or more consequential. Compensation is at record highs, competition for the best platforms is intense, and the gap between truly elite firms and everyone else keeps widening. For attorneys who want to maximize long-term car....

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Elite Law Firm Partner Compensation: Inside the $25M+ BigLaw Earnings Landscape

Elite rainmakers at the very top of BigLaw quietly operate in a different economic universe—and Elite Law Firm Partners: The $25M+ Compensation Landscape Report pulls back the curtain on that world. This report from BCG Attorney Search maps out how a small group of partners reach $25 million+ in a....

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2026 Attorney Salary Guide: Law Firm Pay by Practice Area & Region

The U.S. legal market is entering one of its most data-driven eras, and nowhere is this clearer than in The Definitive 2026 Guide to Attorney Salaries in the United States: Comprehensive Law Firm Compensation Data by Practice Area, Region, and Level from BCG Attorney Search. This report brings toget....

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The Legal Career Specialization Imperative: Why 'Open to Anything' Fails and Focused ....

In today’s competitive legal market, attorneys who present themselves as “open to anything” often struggle to stand out. Law firms and employers are drawn to candidates who demonstrate clear focus, specialized expertise, and a well-defined career trajectory. By positioning yourself around a sp....

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A Career Guide for Law Firm Partners

With clear and proven insights on rainmaking, business plans, lateral moves and more, BCG’s Comprehensive Guide for L....

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Three Critical Investments New Law Firm Partners Need to Make to Succeed

In order to ensure a bright future, new law firm partners should make these three critical investments in their career.....

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The Importance of a Great Business Plan

If you are an attorney with portable business, your business plan is even more important than your resume. When you were....

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Are There Lateral Opportunities for a Non-equity Tax Partner without Portable Business?

Question:I am a Non-Equity Tax Partner at a large law firm and am considering a lateral law firm move, however I do not ....

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How Should I Estimate My Portable Business?

Question: I am a partner who is looking to move to another firm. Can you provide some basic guidance as to how I should ....

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How Does the Law Firm Recruiting Process Work for Partners?

Making the decision whether to move, and if so to where, is one of the most crucial decisions a partner has to make duri....

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Should I Try and Get Business for My Firm or Should I Try to Bill More Hours?

Question: I’m a senior associate, and my firm wants me to start marketing and getting business for the firm. However, ....

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A Checklist and Questionnaire for Law Firms to Use When Hiring Lateral Partners

Going in for a lateral partner recruitment involves looking into a lot of details and making sure that all the mundane b....

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Skeptical Partner Considers Working with a Recruiter

BCG Attorney Search is a legal placement firm and not a legal recruiting firm. There is a huge difference. Read....

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Compensation for Partners Is Never an Easy Thing

For many law firms the past decade has brought remarkable growth. Firms added more lawyers to their ranks. And brisk bus....

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Advice to New Partners

Consider the poignant scene in Hamlet, when Laertes prepares to leave his beloved Denmark and the life that he has known....

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How Should I Address ''Potential Portables'' in an Interview?

For the World’s Largest Collection of Law Firm Interview Resources Click HereQuestion: I am a senior associate with s....

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Identity Crisis: Law Firms' Stringent Vetting of Partner Candidates Reaches a New Level

Having spent the past week vetting resumes from partner candidates who are exploring the market, something from my colle....

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Attention All Partners: Help Me Help You

There seems to be some debate, so let me settle the issue: I do not read minds. The recruiters at BCG are all talented....

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Transition Tips for Partners Changing Firms

Departures from a law firm are complicated for any attorney, but for a partner the details can be quite intricate. Pleas....

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