Law Department Compensation Survey - Large Company Edition
Empsight's Law Department Compensation Survey is the largest of its kind in the U.S. In 2020 the Large Company Edition of the Survey included 191 Participants with an average participant revenue size of $29.9 Billion. The Survey targets Fortune 500 and Large Multinational companies with revenues of $3 Billion and Above. The survey includes 83 benchmark positions and reports data on base salary, annual bonus, long term incentives, and multiple sub-cuts. The survey also provides useful legal spending and staffing analyses. |
Survey Overview / Scope
Participation Summary Number of Participants - 189 Core, 6 Additional Participants Average Participant Revenue Size - $34.1B Median Participant Revenue Size - $14.9B Overall Incumbents - 16,049 Number Attorneys - 10,232
Scope Industry Law Department Size Revenue Legal Specialty Litigation Geography Law School Class Law School Rank | Data Elements Annual Base Salary Incentive Eligible % Target Incentive % Incentive Amount $ Total Cash All Total Cash Incentive Paid Incentive Eligible % Long Term Incentive Valuation Total Direct Compensation FLSA % Exempt |
Survey Positions
Chief Legal Officer / General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
SVP Deputy General Counsel
SVP Associate General Counsel - Business Line / Legal Specialty
VP Associate General Counsel - Business Line / Legal Specialty
Division General Counsel
Division Associate General Counsel
SVP Subsidiary General Counsel
VP Subsidiary General Counsel
SVP Corporate Secretary (Not General Counsel)
VP Corporate Secretary (Not General Counsel)
Director Corporate Secretary (Not General Counsel)
Assistant Corporate Secretary / Senior Analyst / Non-Lawyer
Director Managing Attorney
Managing Attorney
Expert Attorney
Senior Attorney
Intermediate Attorney
Associate Attorney
Developing Associate
SVP Associate General Counsel - Intellectual Property
VP Associate General Counsel - Intellectual Property
Director Managing Attorney - Intellectual Property
Managing Attorney - Intellectual Property
Expert Intellectual Property Attorney
Senior Intellectual Property Attorney
Intellectual Property Attorney
Paralegal Manager
Lead Paralegal
Senior Paralegal
Paralegal
Associate Paralegal
Lead Contract Negotiator (Non-Lawyer)
Senior Contract Negotiator (Non-Lawyer)
Contract Negotiator (Non-Lawyer)
Senior Contract Administrator (Non-Lawyer)
Contract Administrator (Non-Lawyer)
Sr. Director Legal Operations (Non-Lawyer)
Director Legal Operations (Non-Lawyer)
Sr. Manager Legal Operations (Non-Lawyer)
Manager Legal Operations (Non-Lawyer)
Lead Legal Operations Analyst (Non-Lawyer)
Senior Legal Operations Analyst (Non-Lawyer)
Intermediate Legal Operations Analyst (Non-Lawyer)
Director, Administration
Manager of Administration
Senior Law Librarian
Systems Administrator - Legal
Senior Records Administrator
Records Administrator
Records Clerk
Senior Patent Agent
Patent Agent
Patent / Docket Assistant
Manager eDiscovery
Lead eDiscovery Analyst
Senior eDiscovery Analyst
Intermediate eDiscovery Analyst
National Head of Claims Litigation / Associate General Counsel
Claims Litigation Regional/Division General Counsel
Managing Claims Litigation Trial Attorney
Expert - Claims Litigation Trial Attorney
Senior - Claims Litigation Trial Attorney
Intermediate - Claims Litigation Trial Attorney
Associate - Claims Litigation Trial Attorney
Top Government Relations (Less Complex Environment)
Top Regulatory Executive
Chief Compliance Officer / Top Compliance Executive
VP Compliance
Senior Director, Compliance
Director, Compliance
Chief Privacy Officer
Director, Privacy
Privacy Manager
Lead Privacy Analyst
Senior Privacy Analyst
Top Government Relations
Top Federal Government Relations Executive
Top State Government Relations Executive
Executive Assistant to the General Counsel
Executive Assistant to VP - Non Function Head - Legal
Senior Administrative Assistant / Legal Secretary
Intermediate Administrative Assistant / Legal Secretary
Associate Administrative Assistant / Legal Secretary
