Cowen Group Blog - Litigation Support Staffing & Consulting

Thursday, June 15, 2006

Q: Litigation Support Salary Survey?

A: The Cowen Job Bank

Not a day goes by that I'm not asked by a mid-sized law firm or major corporation about salaries in the litigation support space. The questions go something like this:
  • How many hours per month should my litigation support team be billing?
  • How many hours per month are billable, in this position?
  • Should this position be 'exempt' or 'nonexempt' ?
  • If I have to bring in new talent at higher salaries, how can I retain my existing staff?
  • Has any firm broken the $300,000 salary ceiling?
  • Paralegal vs IT – what's your opinion?
Etc., etc., etc.

My answer is always the same:
Take a look at the Cowen Job Bank. Real job offerings. Real salaries. Regionally reliable. Take a look at what companies are actually paying for directors, coordinators, managers, analysts and specialists. From Boston to New York and D. C., to Chicago, San Francisco and LA, the best way to see what people are paying is to take a look at the Cowen Job Bank. There's your Salary Survey.

A more formalized salary survey is nearly impossible to nail down, because salaries are increasing 10% - 20% every three months. And why is that? Because, for the moment, demand exceeds supply. But there is a solution. . . .

For more information on how to maintain your litigation support talent and optimize costs – both in-house and outsourced, email me, david@cowengroup.com. I'll be happy to send you our most recent white paper on the subject.

Meanwhile. . . Happy Hunting!


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