2019 ALPMA Australian Legal Industry HR Issues & Salary Survey

In these comprehensive reports (80+ pages) you will find key information that will allow you to benchmark your firm against similar firms across Australasia.

• Compare your Firms remuneration to actual salaries paid for 40/65+ legal, managerial and administrative positions - broken down by state/region & size of firm.
• Find out if salaries differ based on area of practice and firm size/location and compare your practice areas remunerations.
• For regional law firms find out if regional salaries differ to CBD salaries and if so, by how much….have you got the difference right? *NEW to the Australian Report
• Find out if your employment benefits and bonuses offered are above/below typical offerings.
• Compare your bonus structures and benchmark your actual bonus amounts paid across different positions.
• Compare your employment arrangements  - do you have the right mix of part-time, contract, casual and full-time workers.
• Compare your key staffing ratios to measure your firm’s productivity and performance.
• Find out how your staff turnover ratios for lawyers and support staff compare to 312 law firms within Australia and 100 law firms within New Zealand.
• Remain competitive and find out the anticipated salary increases and law firm recruitment intentions for the next 12 months.
• Find out if the main HR issues and challenges facing your law firm are the same as those being experienced by most law firms in 2019/20.
• Find out how you rank on diversity and inclusion programs, including gender equality programs and see the results of 2018 gender pay gap analyses conducted across various firm sizes – what is the likelihood your firm has a gender pay gap?
• Find out what additional paid parental leave entitlements are being offered to primary and non-primary care givers and typical return to work arrangements post parental leave. How do you compare? *NEW to both reports
• For firms with Patent Attorney’s find out the typical salaries on offer and compare your remuneration. *NEW to the Australian Report

Create a competitive, proactive remuneration & talent sourcing strategy and answer with confidence:

• Have you benchmarked your Firms salaries, bonuses, benefits and incentives recently?
• Are you doing all you can to win the war on talent and retain your quality staff?
• Do you know how you compare with your competitors and are you confident with your Firms offering?