Innovatives Modell bei Mayer Brown: Secondment mit Gehaltseinbuße von 100.000 Dollar gegen ein Jahr Jobsicherheit

Mayer Brown is paying some of its associates to work in-house at corporate clients such as United Airlines parent UAL Corp. and Kraft Foods Inc. But there is a catch: The associates' pay is reduced to $60,000 plus benefits, from about $160,000, and the jobs last one year with no guarantee of further employment. "These are young lawyers, and they are not going to find another $160,000 job out there," said Art Gunther, a Chicago legal recruiter who places associates at firms. "It's a creative idea." Others may be reluctant to copy Mayer Brown's concept because the firm's credibility is on the line. If the associate bombs, the lawyer may harm a relationship a firm has spent years cultivating. [...] UAL was a willing participant, said Paul Lovejoy [sic!], its senior vice president and general counsel. Why…