What motivates Lawyers?
| Firm sizes surveyed break down as follows: | |
| 0-20 laywers | 30% |
| 21-50 lawyers | 17% |
| 51-75 lawyers | 13% |
| 76-150 lawyers | 10% |
| 151-300 lawyers | 9% |
| 300+ lawyers | 21% |
Partnership Issues
| What partnership remuneration system is most effective | |
| Lock step | 9% |
| 2Meritocracy | 19% |
| Mix of lock step and meritocracy | 45% |
| Unknown | 27% |
Of the lawyers surveyed, 78% feel that their partners deserve what they earn. The partnership remuneration system regarded as most successful is a mix between lock step and meritocracy, earning 45% of the vote (lock-step alone was seen as the least effective with only 9% of respondents feeling it is successful).
| Do you believe the ratio of partner to fee earner is correct | UK Firms | Us Firms |
| Yes | 44% | 17% |
| Too high | 32% | 17% |
| Too low | 10% | 66% |
| Don't know | 14% | 0% |
There is some disparity between the views of UK and US firms on the ratio of partner to fee earner. Almost half (44%) of lawyers at UK firms feel the ratio is correct vs 17% of lawyers at US firms who see the ratio as too low. In contrast, 33% of UK lawyers believe the ratio of fee earner to secretary is correct whereas only 17% of lawyers at US firms feel the same way.
| If you are not a partner, what are your partnership prospects | Male | Female | UK Firms | US Firms |
| Excellent | 12% | 13% | 11% | 20% |
| Positive | 55% | 44% | 48% | 80% |
| Not good | 22% | 29% | 28% | 0% |
| None | 12% | 15% | 14% | 0% |
qualified, work part-time, did not attend Oxbridge, not political enough and too many partners already.
| Does your firm have fast track partnership opportunities | UK Firms | US Firms |
| Yes | 17% | 50% |
| No | 83% | 50% |
