Should there be a partnership agreement between equity and non-equity partners? I made non-equity partner back in March. There is only one other partner who is the owner. Should we have some kind of agreement breaking the partnership down?

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Also, I got a decent raise from what I was making before, but we have a new associate who is making more than me as a base salary. He has been an attorney longer than I have but our skills are on par with each other.

Is it common for associates to be making more than even non-equity partners?

Non equity Partner is just a title. You're still an employee, not a legal 'partner' (owner) of the firm.

My view- there is no legal title for non-equity partner. It assumes a contract based arrangement. Without a written contract, it’s widely open to interpretation, interpretation which would possibly be in your favor. I always err on the side of committing agreements to writing to make sure everyone is on the same page, but I find it wild that the firm isn’t pushing a written contract on you for this to protect themselves and the partnership.

And by “no legal title” I was not contradicting A1. I meant it independent of A1’s comment. What I mean is that, on its own, it’s not a legally recognized relationship such as partner, employee, contractor, etc.

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