Getting fat rarely warrants celebration — except when it comes to paychecks. According to the latest results of HBR Consulting’s 2011 Law Department Survey, in-house lawyers have a whole lot to celebrate.

Part two of the survey, released Tuesday, showed bigger year-over-year gains than the previous survey on all measures of compensation. Base salary was reported as up for in-house lawyers, as were cash bonus, total cash compensation, and total compensation (which includes the value of long-term incentives).