Big Law Risks Sharp Elbows as Firms Heap Massive Pay on Stars

Welcome back to the Big Law Business column. I’m Roy Strom, and today we look at the bad behavior surging compensation packages might produce. Sign up to receive this column in your Inbox on Thursday mornings. Programming Note: Big Law Business is off next week.

Big Law sees its move to supercharge pay for the highest-performing partners as necessary to retain important lawyers.

But as the largest benefits are bestowed upon a precious few, firms should consider the incentives they are creating for partners to seek top pay. It’s only natural that plenty of partners will do all they ...