Jillian Levick

Senior PR and Communications Manager

Robert Half Canada Inc.,
181 Bay Street, Suite 820,
Toronto, ON
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3 Hiring Trends Legal Managers Need to Know

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2022 Salary Guide from Robert Half

Numbers Worth Knowing

3 Hiring Trends Legal Managers Need to Know

Law firms are expanding.

Law firms are competing more often with corporate legal departments for lawyers and law clerks, a trend likely to continue.

To attract and retain the best talent, law firms are offering substantial signing bonuses while also increasing associate pay and bonus structures.

Legal departments are rebounding.

46% of law firms and corporate legal departments have hired consultants or subject matter experts in the last 12 months. 51% say they plan to increase their number of contract employees in 2022.

Lawyers require more support.

As workloads rise, both law firms and legal departments are adding staff to support lawyers.

Legal assistants are honing their technology skills, learning to work with legal software and online document management tools.

The hottest legal jobs include:

• Compliance managers

•Contract managers

• In-house counsel

• File/record clerks

• Law clerks

• Law firm associates

• Lawyers

• Legal assistants

Get all the numbers worth knowing at roberthalf.ca/en/salary-guide.

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Source: Robert Half survey of more than 150 legal managers in Canada