Male Legal Group Leaders Still Top Paid, Despite Recent Pay Cuts (1)

Men continue to earn more than women working in the same in-house legal positions, while corporate counsel in the U.S. are paid significantly more than their counterparts overseas, according to a new survey conducted by legal consultancy Major, Lindsey & Africa.

At U.S.-based companies with more than $10 billion in annual revenue, male law department leaders earn 49% more than their female colleagues, according to MLA. The legal search firm found that male GCs and CLOs at those companies averaged more than $1.11 million in total cash compensation, much of it in the form of bonuses, compared to $739,436 for ...