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2007 Timekeepers' Salaries
	7th-Year Associate		Percent Change	2007 Bonus	4th-Year Associate		Percent Change	2007 Bonus	1st-Year Associate		Percent Change	2007 Bonus
	2007	2006			2007	2006			2007	2006
Survey Averages	$145,646	$144,813	0.60%	$19,388	$115,681	$108,495	6.60%	$13,531	$100,704	$94,111	7.00%	$6,500
CITY
Austin/San Antonio	$102,000	$95,000	7.40%	$7,056	$101,700	$94,400	7.70%	$6,371	$97,500	$93,500	4.30%	*
Dallas/Fort Worth	$161,778	$152,000	6.40%	$24,609	$139,262	$128,095	8.70%	$17,264	$117,115	$108,615	7.80%	$6,409
Houston	$161,500	$157,611	2.50%	$18,722	$107,636	$101,955	5.60%	$11,655	$88,450	$83,000	6.60%	$6,778
Other	$93,333	$86,667	7.70%	$20,000	$72,750	$75,500	-3.60%	$11,250	$58,500	$56,000	4.50%	$3,250
NUMBER OF LAWYERS
100+	$194,750	$183,250	6.30%	$29,969	$160,944	$151,639	6.10%	$20,000	$138,750	$131,667	5.40%	$9,500
50-99	$184,000	$164,000	12.20%	$33,333	$143,750	$135,500	6.10%	$23,889	$131,667	$120,833	9.00%	$7,250
30-49	$120,438	$116,188	3.70%	$18,583	$113,273	$107,909	5.00%	$13,938	$99,389	$90,722	9.60%	$3,813
<30	$133,444	$130,778	2.00%	$11,896	$88,192	$80,769	9.20%	$6,847	$66,333	$63,556	4.40%	$5,143
	Legal Assistant 7+ Years of Experience		Percent Change	2007 Bonus	Legal Assistant 4-6 Years of Experience		Percent Change	2007 Bonus	Legal Assistant 1-3 Years of Experience		Percent Change	2007 Bonus
	2007	2006			2007	2006			2007	2006
Survey Averages	$59,012	$54,896	7.50%	$5,013	$48,771	$45,404	7.40%	$3,067	$37,096	$36,858	0.60%	$1,866
CITY
Austin/San Antonio	$56,010	$54,052	3.60%	$4,993	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Dallas/Fort Worth	$64,272	$57,689	11.40%	$5,575	$52,613	$47,640	10.40%	$3,031	$38,930	$37,572	3.60%	$1,404
Houston	$61,163	$58,215	5.10%	$5,000	$51,306	$48,972	4.80%	$3,821	$40,222	$39,611	1.50%	$2,801
Other	$40,295	$38,579	4.40%	$3,375	$33,465	$31,787	5.30%	$1,417	$27,540	$26,218	5.00%	$917
NUMBER OF LAWYERS
100+	$65,265	$62,945	3.70%	$5,334	$55,225	$52,480	5.20%	$2,756	$49,076	$46,430	5.70%	$1,620
50-99	$64,074	$60,613	5.70%	$4,557	$58,000	$54,000	7.40%	$6,000	$52,000	$48,000	8.30%	$4,000
30-49	$59,982	$57,065	5.10%	$5,870	$49,961	$45,340	10.20%	$3,750	$36,236	$34,851	4.00%	$2,063
<30	$52,791	$46,259	14.10%	$4,049	$41,143	$39,214	4.90%	$1,700	$32,438	$32,938	-1.50%	$1,322
*Denotes information not available Source: the firms
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2007 Hourly Billing Rates
	Equity Partner		Percent Change	Non-Equity Partner		Percent Change	7th-Year Associate		Percent Change
	2007	2006		2007	2006		2007	2006
Survey Averages	$380	$358	6.10%	$307	$288	6.60%	$258	$240	7.5%
CITY
Austin/San Antonio	$345	$347	-0.60%	$242	$241	0.40%	$220	$212	3.80%*
Dallas/Fort Worth	$434	$400	8.50%	$368	$340	8.20%	$284	$262	8.40%*
Houston	$366	$349	4.90%	$298	$287	3.80%	$275	$254	8.30%*
Other	$270	$248	8.90%	$216	$192	12.50%	$160	$155	3.20%
NUMBER OF LAWYERS
100+	$492	$465	5.80%	$399	$370	7.80%	$333	$306	8.80%*
50-99	$436	$418	4.30%	$475	$439	8.20%	$299	$269	11.20%*
30-49	$348	$315	10.50%	$243	$228	6.60%	$217	$209	3.80%*
<30	$335	$325	3.10%	$259	$248	4.40%	$230	$214	7.5%
	4th-Year Associate		Percent Change	1st-Year Associate		Percent Change	Senior Legal Assistant		Percent Change
	2007	2006		2007	2006		2007	2006
Survey Averages	$232	$218	6.40%	$185	$172	7.60%	$127	$120	5.80%
CITY
Austin/San Antonio	$188	$183	2.70%	$161	$161	0.00%	$106	$98	8.20%
Dallas/Fort Worth	$261	$243	7.40%	$205	$187	9.60%	$141	$132	6.80%
Houston	$223	$212	5.20%	$177	$170	4.10%	$127	$123	3.30%
Other	$156	$155	0.60%	$127	$115	10.40%	$90	$88	2.30%
NUMBER OF LAWYERS
100+	$296	$270	9.60%	$234	$220	6.40%	$172	$158	8.90%
50-99	$258	$249	3.60%	$200	$188	6.40%	$136	$123	10.60%
30-49	$221	$209	5.70%	$166	$155	7.10%	$121	$115	5.20%
<30	$196	$188	4.30%	$164	$153	7.20%	$103	$102	1.00%
Source: the firms
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Average Hours Billed Per Week - 2007
	Equity Partner		Percent Change	Non-Equity Partner		Percent Change	Associate		Percent Change	Legal Assistant		Percent Change
	2007	2006		2007	2006		2007	2006		2007	2006
Survey Averages	36.6	35.8	2.20%	37.9	37.6	0.80%	38.6	37.3	3.50%	31.6	30.2	4.60%
CITY
Austin/San Antonio	40.1	37.5	6.90%	40	40	0.00%	38	34.4	10.50%	32.5	30.5	6.60%
Dallas/Fort Worth	36.6	35.6	2.80%	36.3	35.5	2.30%	37.5	35.7	5.00%	28.5	26.8	6.30%
Houston	34.6	34.1	1.50%	38.9	37.7	3.20%	38.6	37.8	2.10%	33.9	32.5	4.30%
Other	38.3	38.5	-0.50%	38.8	40.9	-5.10%	42.3	42.4	-0.20%	33.7	33	2.10%
NUMBER OF LAWYERS
100+	35.4	33.7	5.00%	33.6	31	8.40%	36.4	34.4	5.80%	28.4	25.5	11.40%
50-99	39	35.9	8.60%	40.5	41	-1.20%	40.3	36.6	10.10%	34.3	30.8	11.40%
30-49	36.4	36.4	0.00%	39.4	38.6	2.10%	39.1	38.7	1.00%	32	30.6	4.60%
<30	36.5	36.1	1.10%	37.8	39.3	-3.80%	38.7	37.7	2.70%	29	29	0.00%
Source: the firms
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2007 Support Staff Salaries
	Information Services Manager		Percent Change	2007 Bonus	Librarian		Percent Change	2007 Bonus	Marketing Director		Percent Change	2007 Bonus
	2007	2006			2007	2006			2007	2006
Survey Averages	$102,497	$97,168	5.50%	$10,886	$61,143	$56,940	7.40%	$5,425	$86,583	$78,200	10.70%	$10,000
CITY
Austin/San Antonio	$77,125	$73,100	5.50%	$2,950	$66,400	$64,300	3.30%	$2,150	$71,400	$68,000	5.00%	*
Dallas/Fort Worth	$125,500	$119,100	5.40%	$14,143	$69,386	$63,388	9.50%	$6,020	$100,375	$89,050	12.70%	$12,333
Houston	$93,375	$88,750	5.20%	$11,000	$78,000	$70,000	11.40%	$9,000	*	*	*	*
Other	$87,151	$82,000	6.30%	$7,250	$38,280	$36,933	3.60%	*	$46,600	$45,000	3.60%	$3,000
NUMBER OF LAWYERS
100+	$145,500	$138,700	4.90%	$15,000	$69,386	$63,388	9.50%	$6,020	$80,300	$71,240	12.70%	$12,333
50-99	$104,500	$96,725	8.00%	$15,133	$70,267	$66,200	6.10%	$6,500	$71,400	$68,000	5.00%	*
30-49	$84,244	$80,225	5.00%	$9,300	$38,280	$36,933	3.60%	*	$46,600	$45,000	3.60%	$3,000
<30	$64,000	$62,000	3.20%	$500	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
*Denotes information not available Source: the firms
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2007 Legal Secretaries' Salaries
	7+ Years of Experience		Percent Change	2007 Bonus	4-6 Years of Experience		Percent Change	2007 Bonus	1-3 Years of Experience		Percent Change	2007 Bonus
	2007	2006			2007	2006			2007	2006
Survey Averages	$46,816	$44,750	4.60%	$2,861	$39,307	$37,814	3.90%	$2,423	$34,547	$32,822	5.30%	$1,640
CITY
Austin/San Antonio	$50,391	$47,536	6.00%	$2,758	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Dallas/Fort Worth	$52,719	$50,653	4.10%	$2,929	$45,922	$44,030	4.30%	$2,643	$39,002	$37,553	3.90%	$1,220
Houston	$55,108	$52,801	4.40%	$3,622	$45,669	$44,722	2.10%	$2,900	$38,444	$36,556	5.20%	$2,272
Other	$39,207	$36,999	6.00%	*	$32,827	$31,193	5.20%	*	$30,160	$28,575	5.50%	*
NUMBER OF LAWYERS
100+	$56,749	$55,000	3.20%	$3,721	$50,455	$49,165	2.60%	$3,566	$48,255	$46,634	3.50%	$1,645
50-99	$56,316	$53,862	4.60%	$3,586	$50,812	$49,139	3.40%	$3,293	$46,005	$44,036	4.50%	$2,273
30-49	$50,837	$48,124	5.60%	$3,271	$42,319	$40,280	5.10%	$2,457	$36,198	$34,398	5.20%	$2,000
<30	$48,249	$46,306	4.20%	$2,336	$38,667	$38,333	0.90%	$1,460	$31,357	$30,250	3.70%	$1,096
*Denotes information not available Source: the firms
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2007 Administrative Services Salaries
	Chief Administrator		Percent Change	2007 Bonus	Office Manager		Percent Change	2007 Bonus
	2007	2006			2007	2006
Survey Averages	$132,789	$133,357	-0.40%	$32,853	$62,458	$60,468	3.30%	$7,361
CITY
Austin/San Antonio	$92,333	$89,250	3.50%	$12,969	$46,000	$46,000	0.00%	$7,500
Dallas/Fort Worth	$179,854	$173,517	3.70%	$71,094	$75,195	$69,886	7.60%	$8,392
Houston	$114,333	$107,944	5.90%	$13,000	$53,714	$56,064	-4.20%	$6,250
Other	$93,800	$92,720	1.20%	$10,333	$25,500	$21,000	21.40%	$3,500
NUMBER OF LAWYERS
100+	$284,400	$286,160	-0.60%	$77,750	$75,067	$71,691	4.70%	$10,175
50-99	$205,000	$189,625	8.10%	$66,667	$96,650	$86,750	11.40%	$20,000
30-49	$119,400	$115,583	3.30%	$16,500	$70,500	$65,325	7.90%	$5,375
<30	$70,712	$68,491	3.20%	$7,339	$40,393	$43,986	-8.20%	$3,679
	Finance Director		Percent Change	2007 Bonue	Personnel Director		Percent Change	2007 Bonus
	2007	2006			2007	2006
Survey Averages	$94,979	$84,650	12.20%	$10,479	$79,350	$77,100	2.90%	$9,043
CITY
Austin/San Antonio	$75,000	$65,000	15.40%	$4,700	$59,050	$56,000	5.40%	$3,800
Dallas/Fort Worth	$99,689	$88,567	12.60%	$11,722	$94,640	$93,000	1.80%	$11,000
Houston	$100,000	$89,333	11.90%	$10,333	$75,000	$68,000	10.30%	$8,000
Other	$57,500	$55,000	4.50%	$5,500	$73,750	$70,000	5.40%	$7,500
NUMBER OF LAWYERS
100+	$110,600	$97,660	13.30%	$11,600	$138,250	$122,075	13.30%	$14,500
50-99	$108,000	$95,167	13.50%	$19,900	$70,717	$67,000	5.50%	$5,900
30-49	$85,000	$76,667	10.90%	$5,833	$67,500	$62,500	8.00%	$7,500
<30	$65,900	$60,433	9.10%	$3,833	$40,000	$35,000	14.30%	*
*Denotes information not available Source: the firms
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