{"id":159362,"date":"2026-08-03T11:48:27","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/03\/bidding-war-in-big-law-accelerates-as-law-firms-lean-on-more-comp-incentives\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T11:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T19:48:27","slug":"bidding-war-in-big-law-accelerates-as-law-firms-lean-on-more-comp-incentives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/08\/03\/bidding-war-in-big-law-accelerates-as-law-firms-lean-on-more-comp-incentives\/","title":{"rendered":"Bidding War in Big Law Accelerates as Law Firms Lean on More Comp Incentives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The scale and scope of incentives offered to lateral candidates have ballooned, while other incentives are becoming more common amid the talent war, sources say.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" 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