Modeled career paths · Legal

Where does a Associate Attorney go next?

What employers are asking a Associate Attorney for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Management path

Senior Counsel+28% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

64% of modeled moves out of Associate Attorney go here

leadership branch100% of modeled exits move upward from there

Managing Counsel+72% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical

21% of modeled moves out of Associate Attorney go here

leadership branch93% of modeled exits move upward from there

Senior HR Business Partner+0% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical

reachable via HR Manager. 5% joint modeled share

leadership branch92% of modeled exits move upward from there

Higher-growth opportunity

VP Legal+146% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Senior Counsel. 16% joint modeled share

executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there

General Counsel+277% typical comp change · ~6.0y typical

reachable via Managing Counsel. 5% joint modeled share

executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor

Career pivot

Customer Success Manager-22% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Associate Attorney go here

pivot80% of modeled exits move upward from there

HR Manager-22% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical

7% of modeled moves out of Associate Attorney go here

pivot86% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.