The level of revenue contribution required to join top law firms’ equity partnerships has increased significantly over the last three years, making a hybrid approach to partner income appealing to firms wishing to retain or recruit a promising partner whose book of business doesn’t yet measure up to snuff.

So-called “hybrid” partnership status—in which partners receive some portion of their income in the form of equity and the other as a fixed salary—isn’t new to the industry but industry watchers say it’s become a popular solution for firms with high levels of entry to their equity tiers.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]