{"id":164375,"date":"2026-10-05T14:17:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T22:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/05\/biglaw-partner-pay-has-officially-gone-major-league\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T14:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T22:17:53","slug":"biglaw-partner-pay-has-officially-gone-major-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/05\/biglaw-partner-pay-has-officially-gone-major-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Biglaw Partner Pay Has Officially Gone Major League"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

At the top end of the market, among the largest and most profitable law firms, some of the compensation that\u2019s reportedly being paid is unlike anything legal has ever seen. It sounds more like professional baseball.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i><\/span> <\/b>Kent Zimmermann, co-chair of the Zeughauser Group, a legal management consulting and advisory firm, commenting in the ABA Journal<\/a> on the extraordinary compensation packages being offered to Biglaw\u2019s most sought-after partners. Zimmermann described law as a \u201cfollow-the-money profession,\u201d explaining that firms and their lawyers tend to prosper when businesses and the broader economy are performing well. \u201cAs firms get bigger and more profitable, they have more money to invest in the people, and that has led many firms to increase the level of compensation they pay to their lawyers,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The post Biglaw Partner Pay Has Officially Gone Major League<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

At the top end of the market, among the largest and most profitable law firms, some of the compensation that\u2019s reportedly being paid is unlike anything legal has ever seen. It sounds more like professional baseball.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i>Kent Zimmermann, co-chair of the Zeughauser Group, a legal management consulting and advisory firm, commenting in the ABA Journal<\/a> on the extraordinary compensation packages being offered to Biglaw\u2019s most sought-after partners. Zimmermann described law as a \u201cfollow-the-money profession,\u201d explaining that firms and their lawyers tend to prosper when businesses and the broader economy are performing well. \u201cAs firms get bigger and more profitable, they have more money to invest in the people, and that has led many firms to increase the level of compensation they pay to their lawyers,\u201d he said.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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