Associate Compensation

Practice Management:

Audio Conferences

	Event FAQs
	877-900-C4CM

Market Areas > Practice Management > Associate Compensation

Associate Compensation: Weighing Current Market Trends & Alternatives

Course Description:

Average first-year associate pay exploded to $160,000 at more than 40 large firms in 2007. This latest push and the current economic climate has firm leaders wondering how they could possibly compete for top talent without lowering profit margins.

Today’s economy has forced many firms to put a cap on (even freeze) associate salaries. Without the extra bucks to wave at talented associates, how will your firm attract, retain and keep stars motivated? What alternative solutions do you have? What will the current compensation trends mean to firm revenue, partner profits, billing rates and client satisfaction?

Join CCM’s expert faculty in this interactive audio conference for a candid look at the current state of associate compensation. Find out what it will take for your firm to create a plan that keeps your firm competitive, and discover:

Current trends driving associate compensation
Incentive strategies to retain associates in today’s economic climate
How to match firm strategy with compensation
Tips for balancing compensation and retention efforts
What merit-based pay, two-tiered partnerships, and other non-traditional compensation options can do for your firm’s bottom line
Other than cash, what savvy firms are providing to enhance recruitment and retention

Featured Faculty:

Ronda Muir, Senior Consultant, Robin Rolfe Resources

Ronda Muir is a senior consultant at Robin Rolfe Resources, specializing in the area of law firm and law department organizational development and dynamics.

Established in 1999, RRR is headquartered in New Jersey and provides custom management consulting services to law firms, law departments, and providers serving the legal profession. All of RRR's consultants are lawyers and all staff members have either JDs or other advanced degrees. The advice offered by RRR is grounded on sound business principles and behavioral science, delivered with practical implementation programs, while making use of sophisticated tools tailored to lawyers.

Carey Bertolet, Founding Managing Director, BCG Attorney Search, Inc.

Carey Bertolet is the Managing Director of the New York office. The first BCG office outside of BCG's California headquarters, New York has been a continuous presence in the East Coast under Carey's management.

Carey Bertolet was a commercial litigator and trial lawyer with the law firm of Winstead, Sechrest & Minick, P.C. before joining BCG Attorney Search. She attended Vanderbilt University for her undergraduate degree in English and Political Science, and graduated from Emory University's School of Law as a member of the Order of Barristers.

Emily Busse, Manager of Legal Recruiting, K&L Gates

Emily Busse serves as the Manager of Attorney Recruiting for the DC office of K&L Gates LLP, a global law firm with over 1700 attorneys practicing in 28 offices on three continents. Emily is responsible for the recruiting of entry-level and lateral associates, coordination of the summer program, attorney orientation and associate review process, managing the employee termination process, and serves as the administrator to both the Hiring Committee and Associates Committee.

Prior to joining K&L Gates, she was the Manager of Attorney Recruiting and Professional Development at Preston Gates Ellis & Rouvelas Meeds LLP. Emily graduated from the Florida State College of Law.

MONEY-BACK GUARANTEE:

We're so confident you'll get what you want out of this conference that we'll refund every penny if you're not completely satisfied. No questions asked! It's 100% risk-free!

Pricing:

Item	CCM Preferred Customer Price
CD and Event Materials	$365.00

Your CD recording includes the complete audio conference presentation, audience Q&A and presentation materials.

CLE:

CCM provides audio conference attendees with CLE credit processing services. To expedite CCM processing your CLE request, please complete and submit the evaluation form available from CCM at the conclusion of the audio conference. It will be necessary to enter the following information: name of each attorney requesting CLEs with full contact information, including e-mail address, bar number, and the state in which the attorney wants credits. Each attorney requesting credits must submit an evaluation.

Please be advised CCM audio conferences are subject to approval from each CLE issuing organization and approval is not guaranteed (state bar associations in Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Ohio, and Pennsylvania do not grant CLE credits for audio conferences). The approval process takes approximately 6 - 8 weeks for most organizations but can take as long as 3 - 4 months. You will be notified via e-mail with the final status of your CLE application.

Any person applying for CLE credits must attend the audio conference from start to finish (attendance will be taken for compliance reasons). Requests for CLE credits must be received no later than two weeks following the conclusion of the audio conference or live conference. CLE credits are not available for CD recordings.

If you have any questions regarding CLE credits, contact Jill Adler at 631.368.2082 x 21 or jill.adler@meeting-matters.com.

Each CCM event presents a variety of information and is presented for each organization to develop its own approach and methodology.

Join CCM's
Industry eNews

email to a friend

web site design by:
Bower Web Solutions, Inc.

24-7 InTouch

Center For Competitive Management is a company that leads the industry in training Business Professionals via interactive seminars that offer Human Resources (HR) development information to help managers' decision making process. Center For Competitive Management (CCM) is a key factor in keeping the managers and other business professionals for your business organization on top of industry challenges through interactive HR training to perform job performance and free to improve their career and team management skills. Educational business seminars offered via audio conferences and Training Resources. CCM also offers audio conference or "audioconference", Teleconference, Teleseminar, Business Training, Distance learning, Remote learning, Business Conference and Management Training Seminar. Looking to improve your Management Skills or Business skills? Want to increase your Business intelligence? Try one of our Audio Seminars. The Center For Competitive Management offers b2b or "Business to Business" Business Education for such business realted problems and challenges as Regulatory Compliance, Management Strategy, Compensation Benefits, 401K Administrators, Safety, Sexual Harassment Education, Security. Our Business Training is perfect for Managers of Law Firms, CPA Firms, Design Company, Lab Management, Accounts Payable, Corporate Finance, Credit, Event Coordinators, Wedding Planners, Real Estate Agents, Real Estate Appraisers, Home Inspectors, Mortgage Broker, Property Management, Female Executives, Financial Advisor Planner, Librarian Archivist, Public School Administration, School Superintendent, Public Investor Relations, Capital Markets, Hedge Funds, Fund Of Funds, Private Equity, Private Banking, Endowment Foundation Pension Funds, Business Communication, Waste Management, Energy Officials as well as Museum Professionals. CCM is a provider of Professional development information and training for business professionals. Up to the minute information, delivered in an immediate interactive method, to keep professionals current on the challenges in their industry, to perform their jobs better on a daily basis, and manage their careers and their teams. CCM offers audioconferences, Training Resources and conferences. Audio conferences allow attendees to participate from wherever they are – home, office, car, conference room with entire team – for one low price. By attending an audio conference, participants receive practical information they can put to use immediately, with no time out of the office for travel, and in a very cost-effective manner. Business Training or Management Training offered through Training Resources allow vendors to reach potential customers through an educational medium.