1. Based on the information given, what issues have law firms considered in their decisions about their pay structure?
2. Use the Bureau of Labor Statistics wage query system (at www.bls.gov ) to look up information about compensation paid to lawyers. Compare the data you gathered with the information about compensation given in this case.
3. How would you expect first-year lawyers to perceive the fairness of the pay decisions described in this case? How could the decisions be communicated so that lawyers in these firms will see their pay as fair?