THE 2012 HBR LAW DEPARTMENT SURVEY

  Now Open For Participation!

Is Your Law Department Headed in The Right Direction?

Gauge Your Performance by Participating in The Industry's Premier Benchmarking Survey

The HBR Law Department Survey is the premier source of benchmarking data, providing the most comprehensive statistical information on legal spending, staffing, management, and compensation.
It is designed by law department consultants with over 25 years of unmatched experience in conducting benchmarking and best practices surveys and studies.

Survey Timeline:

Submission Deadline:
June 2012

Report Release:
September  2012

Enjoy the Benefits of Participating

  • Access to the industry's most in-depth and credible global benchmarking data.
  • Free summary report and significant discounts on our full-report offerings.
  • Support from HBR Law Department Consultants on interpreting the findings.
  • And much more…

To Sign Up or Learn More Contact Us Today

If you are interested in participating, please email us at lawdepartmentsurvey@hbrconsulting.com with you name, title, company and phone number.  We will email you the electronic survey forms in February 2012.   Our survey team can also be reached at +1 312 857 2751 or +1 215 628 3409.

Industry leaders trust and rely upon the HBR Law Department Survey as their "Survey of Choice."

“We find the HBR Law Department Survey to be an excellent benchmarking tool that we use every year to help us gauge our performance, analyze compensation levels and set our budgets. It's user-friendly and the various categories of data allow us to assess a variety of areas meaningfully. It's truly a great resource!”

General Counsel of a Leading
Business Services Company

“We use the survey information as the basis for our own law department's targets, strategies and implementation. Time and time again it has proven to be an effective wake-up call and helps us make a strong case for change.”

Director of Legal Operations of a
Leading Financial Services Company

2011 HBR LAW DEPARTMENT SURVEY IS STILL AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!

Participants - Click here to download order form.

Non-participants - Click here to download order form.

IN THE NEWS

- Law Departments Increase Internal Staff and Keep More Work In-House

- In-House Counsel Pay Is Improving

- HBR featured in Inside Counsel In-House Compensation Article

Customized reports are available upon request. Please contact Jan Reddington at jreddington@hbrconsulting.com for more information. You can also email us at lawdepartmentsurvey@hbrconsulting.com or call 215-628-3409 for more information.

WHAT'S COVERED IN THE HBR LAW DEPARTMENT SURVEY

Our two-part Survey – Law Department Metrics and Compensation - provides answers to these and many other questions facing General Counsel, law department managers, and compensation professionals.

  • How do you measure your law department's performance?
  • How does your legal staffing and spending compare to peers in your industry and size range?
  • What cost savings strategies are law departments implementing?
  • How does the hourly cost of in-house lawyers compare to hourly rates of outside counsel?
  • What are the timekeeping and chargeback practices in law departments?
  • How competitive is your compensation package for U.S. legal staff?
  • What is the basis for salary increases?

Part I - Law Department Metrics Reports
  • Inside Legal Spending
  • Outside Legal Spending
  • Trends in Legal Spending
  • Inside Legal Staffing
  • Key Staffing Ratios
  • Trends in Law Department Staffing
  • Corporate Allocations and Chargebacks
  • Law Department Organization
  • Forecast for Legal Services
  • Outside Counsel Management
  • Intellectual Property Information

Part II - Compensation Reports

  • Base Salary, Actual Bonus, Target Bonus, Long-term Incentives and Total Compensation by Staff Level, Practice Area, Law Class Year
    • 9 Attorney Levels
    • 13 Non-Attorney Professional Levels
    • 3 Paralegal Levels
    • 8 Support Staff Levels

We create an individualized survey report package for each order. You choose three reports from over 40 selections for Law Department Metrics or Compensation; or you can decide on a combination of the two.

  • We offer subgroup reports by industry, company size, law department size, and region.
  • We also have extensive customization capabilities to allow for custom peer groups and analysis.

Our tailored offering is designed to provide you with the reports you need to best meet your benchmarking needs.

DATA INTEGRITY

We collect data directly from General Counsel and law department and corporate compensation managers. We apply our proven rigorous quality control process to verify all data for consistency and accuracy. Our methodology has been refined and tested in over 25 years of survey and law department consulting work.

CONTACT

Please contact our survey staff should you have any questions regarding the Survey Reports at lawdepartmentsurvey@hbrconsulting.com or at 215-628-3409.

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