Now in its third year, Brightflag’s annual Corporate Legal Operations Compensation Report captures data to help legal operations professionals, General Counsel, and HR leaders better understand fair market compensation and recent salary trends.
The survey that forms the basis of the report was conducted in partnership with Legal Operators, a community of legal operations professionals.
Hundreds of corporate legal operations professionals reportedly participated in the survey.
Kevin Cohn, survey author and Chief Customer Officer at Brightflag, said:
“We are continuing to see demand for pay transparency for legal operations roles. Brightflag is thrilled to be able to provide the salary information legal operations professionals need to effectively negotiate salary, while at the same time equipping business leaders with data they can use to ensure new legal operations hires are offered equitable pay.”
Key findings from the report include:
- The top 25% of legal operations professionals earn $240,000 annually, up 2.5% from last year despite a challenging economic climate
- The most senior legal operations professional in an organization makes, on average, $192,000 in total compensation
- Legal operations is growing in geographic and industry breadth: survey participants work in 12 countries, 39 US states, and more than 17 verticals
- Women’s dominance in legal operations representation is not translating to pay equality: they make on average 17%–25% less than men
Although a law degree continues to command a compensation premium, “the impact is less than in previous years”
You may review the full research report here.
As noted in the update, Brightflag explains that it is modern e-billing and matter management software for legal teams and their finance partners to operate like a business.
The company also mentions that it “serves a global community of legal professionals from offices in New York, Ireland, and Australia.”
As covered last year, Brightflag, the AI-powered legal operations platform, announced the findings from their 2023 Legal Operations Compensation Survey.
The annual survey captures data “to help legal operations professionals, General Counsel, and HR leaders to better understand fair market compensation and trends for the legal operations function.”
The survey was “conducted in partnership with Legal Operators, a leading community of legal operations professionals.”
Kevin Cohn, Chief Customer Officer at Brightflag, said:
“This year’s survey was answered by more than 400 legal operations professionals working in almost 30 different countries, which demonstrates just how much demand there is for pay transparency in legal operations. For the second year in a row, this survey provides the data legal operations professionals, General Counsel, and hiring managers need to make informed decisions for themselves and their organizations.”