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Lateral Partner Survey Casts Doubt on Compensation as King

In a survey conducted by Major, Lindsey & Africa, lateral partners put firm culture and practice support ahead of anticipated compensation when considering a new firm.

5 minute read February 01, 2020 at 12:03 AM
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Dylan Jackson
Lateral Partner Survey Casts Doubt on Compensation as King

Despite proclamations of doom for the lockstep model and the growing consensus that money is king, partners seem to place compensation quite low on their priority list when deciding where to go when making a lateral move, according to Major, Lindsey & Africa's lateral partner survey.

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