{"id":162402,"date":"2026-09-08T13:30:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/?p=162402"},"modified":"2026-09-08T13:30:57","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T21:30:57","slug":"the-week-in-data-sept-8-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/09\/08\/the-week-in-data-sept-8-a-look-at-legal-industry-trends-by-the-numbers\/","title":{"rendered":"The Week in Data Sept. 8: A Look at Legal Industry Trends by the Numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Catch up on the latest data from across the Law.com newsroom, including how Big Law firms are quietly paying associates different salaries.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\" hspace=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedblitz.com\/~\/i\/968848700\/0\/law\/legal-news\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div><a title=\"Add to FaceBook\" 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