Most lawyers have seen the headlines about the rise in associate salaries at firms. Some attorneys shake their heads at the lucrative starting packages offered to first-year associates. Others panic at the thought that such seductive compensation will lure away their talented associates or in-house lawyers.
Undoubtedly, some lawyers will consider the almighty dollar as their first priority in deciding where to work. Most lawyers, however, consider other factors. By concentrating on those nonmonetary components of job satisfaction, lawyers can build successful firms without jumping on the high-dollar bandwagon.
