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I might say individuals are not fairly so aggressive in the meanwhile with their wage calls for. These are at all times trailing. It is going to catch up. I feel there can be some wage hikes on the finish of the 12 months.
— Robert Kinney, founding father of Kinney Recruiting, in feedback given to the American Lawyer, on the affiliate hiring market, and the way it might have an effect on compensation. He went on to say that whereas there’s “loads of slack out there proper now,” companion income had been fairly robust in 2024, and that affiliate wage will increase typically go hand in hand with that. Kinney’s feedback comply with these of NALP government director Nikia Grey, who stated that because of the market softening, “there’s less pressure on firms to increase salaries as a way to stay aggressive.”
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