Work/Life Balance
By The Numbers
Posted Jul 1, 2009, 10:20 pm CDT
By Stephanie Francis Ward
If firms really want to save costs—tangible and intangible—they ought to consider reducing hours and compensation of nonpartner attorneys across the board in impacted practice groups, according to the project.
Firms can save more by reducing the hours—and compensation—of a significant number of their attorneys than by outright firing a small number of lawyers, the group maintains.
Here’s the math based on a six-person practice group with each associate earning an average $200,000 salary:
COST SAVINGS OF REDUCING HOURS AND COMPENSATION BY 20% FOR SIX ASSOCIATES IN A PRACTICE GROUP:
$240,000
($40,000 per attorney)
SAVINGS FROM LAYING OFF ONE ATTORNEY:
Salary:
$200,000
Benefits:
+$60,000
Malpractice insurance:
+$4,000
Three months’ severance:
-$50,000
Outplacement services:
-$3,000
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