Modeled career paths · Corporate law

Where does a Corporate Counsel go next?

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

Typical advancement
Corporate Partner+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
66% of modeled moves out of Corporate Counsel go here
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
General Counsel, Corporate+79% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
22% of modeled moves out of Corporate Counsel go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Immigration Partner-6% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Managing Attorney, Immigration. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Legal+13% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Managing Counsel. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Higher-growth opportunity
IP Partner+49% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via IP Counsel. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Chief IP Counsel+76% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via IP Counsel. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
General Counsel+73% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Managing Counsel. 1% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Adjacent career
Managing Attorney, Immigration-34% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Corporate Counsel go here
lateral84% of modeled exits move upward from there
IP Counsel+4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Corporate Counsel go here
lateral88% of modeled exits move upward from there
Engagement Manager-24% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Corporate Counsel go here
lateral86% 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.