Which firms pay above market on counsel roles?

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Not sure what this means. Is there a market salary for counsel?

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Agree with A2. Seems like marginally above the top of the associate lockstep is typical, but there’s no “market” for black box comp.

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I get $700k total as a first year counsel.

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What firm?

Mine ranges anywhere from half of top of SA comp scale to double SA comp scale.

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Yes, it is very broad. All depends on your practice area and collections.

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Above market will be case by case

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Varies a lot. Firms will start around 450-500k base plus 100-125k bonus. Some V20 will get you to $2-3mm at the counsel level before partner.

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