JD Journal » salary plan http://www.jdjournal.com Legal Industry News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:34:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Akin Gump to Lawyers: Bonuses If You’re Good, Penalties If You’re Naughty http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/04/04/akin-gump-to-lawyers-bonuses-if-youre-good-penalties-if-youre-naughty/ http://www.jdjournal.com/2009/04/04/akin-gump-to-lawyers-bonuses-if-youre-good-penalties-if-youre-naughty/#comments Sat, 04 Apr 2009 17:32:15 +0000 Erik Even http://www.jdjournal.com/?p=10192 Akin GumpDallas’ Akin Gump is altering its salary plan to reward lawyers who are on track to bill 2,000 hours by the end of the year.

Those lawyers receive a supplemental payment. Those who do not will not be penalized.

The firm made the announcement via e-mail Friday evening.

In early March, the firm laid off 47 associates and 57 paralegals & staff.

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP was founded in Dallas in 1945 by Robert Strauss and Richard Gump. The firm now numbers more than 900 attorneys and advisors in the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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