[EDITOR'S NOTE from Corporate Counsel: This is part III in an ongoing series rolling out exclusive data on compensation in the legal departments of large U.S. companies and the salary range for in-house lawyers. Jump to part I: Want the Salary Range for In-House Lawyers? Here You Go or jump to part II: The In-House Salary Range: Not a Good Time to Be One of the Little Guys.]

As we continue to peel this legal department compensation onion, the more we find salary figures that stunk last year.