What motivates Lawyers?

Size of company in terms of turnover:
Up to £1m 9%
£1-15m 13%
£16-50m 15%
£51-100m 10%
£100m+ 53%

Is the head of legal a board position
Yes 34%
No 66%

In-house lawyers are generally not on the board of a company with 66% stating that their role was not a board position; 74% of respondents worked in private practice before their in-house career. Reasons stated for going in-house were more money with shorter hours, better lifestyle and office culture, and more variety. Interestingly, the majority of respondents did not have a positive outlook about their promotion prospects with 45% of men and 41% of women feeling this way. Reasons given were that the heads of departments were well established with no signs of moving, wrong colour and/or gender, flat structure, not a UK lawyer and lack of appreciation for the role. Salaries in private practice were not seen as enough to move by 63% of respondents.

What are your promotion prospects Male Female
Excellent 8% 7%
Positive 27% 32%
Not good 45% 41%
None 20% 20%

Were you working in private practice before working in C&I
Yes 74%
No 26%


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