ACC Member Pricing - 2021 Small Law Department Compensation Survey

The Small Law Survey is a comprehensive summary of compensation for the corporate legal function within law departments at organizations up to US $2 Billion (52% of participants have revenue below U.S. $1 billion. The Survey reports data on base salary, annual bonus, long term incentives, and multiple sub-cuts. The survey also provides useful legal spending and staffing analyses.

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Participation Summary

Number of Participants - 424

Overall Incumbents - 851

Number Attorneys - 633

Scope

Industry

Law Department Size

Revenue

Legal Specialty

Geography

Law School Class Year

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

Chief Legal Officer - Single Lawyer Environment

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 Associate General Counsel

VP Subsidiary General Counsel

Director Managing Attorney

Managing Attorney

Expert Attorney

Senior Attorney

Intermediate Attorney

Associate Attorney

Developing Associate

Lead Paralegal

Senior Paralegal

Paralegal

Associate Paralegal

Contract Administrator (Non-Lawyer)

Manager Legal Operations (Non-Lawyer)

Executive Assistant to the General Counsel

Senior Administrative Assistant / Legal Secretary