Law Firm Partner Salary

The average salary for a Law Firm Partner is $182,126.

10%

$101k

MEDIAN

$182k

90%

$351k

Salary

$101k - $351k

Bonus

$5k - $101k

Profit Sharing

$3k - $179k

Commission

$29k - $102k

Total Pay

$114k - $439k

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What Do Law Firm Partners Do?

A law firm partner is a joint owner of their firm and helps oversee its day-to-day operations. They directly supervise the firm’s legal and technical support teams, coordinate logistics for new cases, and manage budgets and vendor relationships. Other duties of a law firm partner include handling numerous cases simultaneously, interacting with lawyers within the firm to provide advice and guidance, managing payroll, and hiring clerks. These professionals also implement initiatives in the office

Law Firm Partner Tasks

Advise clients in business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits or legal rights and obligations.
Select jurors, argue motions, meet with judges, and question witnesses during the course of a trial.
Analyze and interpret laws, rulings, and regulations with probable case outcomes for individuals and businesses.
Represent clients in court or before government agencies, present and summarize cases to judges and juries.
Gather evidence to formulate defense or to initiate legal actions; evaluate findings and develop strategies and arguments for presentation of cases.

Job Satisfaction for Law Firm Partner

4.1 out of 5

(110)

Highly Satisfied

9Reviews

Popular Employer Salaries for Law Firm Partner

Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith Llp

$120k

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What Are Popular Skills for Law Firm Partners?

Complex Litigation Case Management

$184,832

240 responses

Client Interaction

$166,627

187 responses

Litigation Case Management

$146,947

169 responses

Contract Negotiation

$204,374

64 responses

Strategic Marketing

$174,918

62 responses

Skills in Complex Litigation Case Management and Contract Negotiation are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Strategic Marketing, Litigation Case Management and Client Interaction.

What is the Pay by Experience Level for Law Firm Partners?

An early career Law Firm Partner with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $116,264 based on 18 salaries. A mid-career Law Firm Partner with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $144,962 based on 102 salaries. An experienced Law Firm Partner with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $181,576 based on 392 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of $213,270.

Pay Difference by Location

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New York, New York

▲38%

Washington, District of Columbia

▲36%

Los Angeles, California

▲20%

Seattle, Washington

▲18%

San Francisco, California

▲11%

Miami, Florida

▼11%

Chicago, Illinois

▼14%

Employees with Law Firm Partner in their job title in New York, New York earn an average of 38.1% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Washington, District of Columbia (36.0% more) and Los Angeles, California (19.9% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Chicago, Illinois (14.1% less) and Miami, Florida (11.2% less).