Wake Up Call: Pay Gap Grows Between Partners, In-House Chiefs

In today’s column, Covington & Burling, Winston Strawn, and Perkins Coie are the latest firms announcing year-end bonuses; Jones Day promoted 50 lawyers to partner; Norton Rose Fulbright announced a post-Covid remote work policy for EMEA staff; Willkie named a new joint chairman.

• Leading off, the pandemic has exacerbated a “disconnect” in compensation between partners at Big Law firms and their in-house counterparts, a new report says. The report, based on ALM intelligence survey data, finds that pay growth has stalled for general counsel and chief legal officers in 2020. It finds the average partner at a Big Law firm ...