Maryland’s ‘middle officers’ would see biggest salary bumps under proposal
Salaries for Maryland's constitutional offices could all increase under a proposal submitted by a state commission.
Barbera, fellow judges press lawmakers for judicial pay raise
ANNAPOLIS – Maryland’s top jurist pressed senators Wednesday to approve what would be the first judicial pay raise in three years, saying a salary increase is necessary to attract and retain the best legal talent for the bench. “There is no question that public service requires personal and financial sacrifice,” Court of Appeals Chief Judge […]
Salaries rising for fundraisers at top charities
Raising money for charity has become a lucrative line of work.
It can pay, to be Ronald J.
The president of Johns Hopkins University was the only head of a private college in Maryland to earn more than $1 million in total compensation in 2011, according to data compiled and released a few days ago by the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Paying for Wal-Mart’s low prices?
According to a study recently released by congressional Democrats, just one store could cost taxpayers nearly $1 million.
Study: About 6% of state employees make six figures
Maryland Reporter’s third annual report on state salaries found that 5,663 state employees pulled in $100,000 or greater in 2012 — about 6 percent of total state employees. Three out of four of these six-figure salaries are earned by people working for state colleges and universities — more than 10 percent of the full-time employees […]
Signing away success
What does a CEO's signature tell you about the success of the company?
In-House Interrogatory
What are the main reasons you would fire outside counsel or have fired outside counsel in the past?
In-House Interrogatory
What are the top reasons an in-house attorney would move out-of-house when many do the opposite— move in-house after many years at a law firm?
Judge dismisses employment numbers lawsuit
It’s not looking good for law school students suing their alma maters for misrepresenting post-graduation employment numbers. ...
In-House Interrogatory
The most talked about general counsel in the news in the last week was, of course, former Penn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin.
No money, mo problems
Looks like more bad news this week for law school graduates. Starting salaries for the class of 2011 are down across the board. Mean starting salaries for first-year associates fell 6.5 percent, according to numbers from the National Association for Law Placement. The class of 2010 was paid a mean salary of $84,111, while the […]