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The Am Law 100: ‘Flexible’ Compensation Systems Lead to Strong Performance

Big Law firms have stepped into a whole different world of partner compensation in the last year, by stretching their spreads, increasing bonus pools, moving to “black box” systems, adding nonequity tiers, and implementing “super” points, among other changes.

7 minute read May 01, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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Andrew Maloney
The Am Law 100: ‘Flexible’ Compensation Systems Lead to Strong Performance

Big Law firms have stepped into a whole different world of partner compensation in the last year, by stretching their spreads, increasing bonus pools, moving to “black box” systems, adding nonequity tiers, and implementing “super” points, among other changes.

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