Modeled career paths · Legal

Where does a Managing Counsel go next?

What employers are asking a Managing 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
VP Legal+43% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
70% of modeled moves out of Managing Counsel go here
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Specialist path
General Counsel+119% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
23% of modeled moves out of Managing Counsel go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
VP Customer Success+12% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Director of Customer Success. 3% joint modeled share
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Higher-growth opportunity
Principal+37% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Engagement Manager. 2% joint modeled share
executive step100% of modeled exits move upward from there
Partner+110% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via Engagement Manager. 1% joint modeled share
executive step0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Adjacent career
Engagement Manager-4% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Managing Counsel go here
lateral86% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Customer Success-22% typical comp change · ~4.0y typical
3% of modeled moves out of Managing Counsel go here
lateral91% 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.