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% |
