<p>Major, Lindsay & Africa, the legal search firm, has updated its survey of Biglaw partners:
<a href="http://www.mlaglobal.com/partner-compensation-survey/2012/FullReport.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.mlaglobal.com/partner-compensation-survey/2012/FullReport.pdf</a></p>
<p>The survey went out to all firms that have been ranked in the last five years in either the Am Law 200, the NLJ 350, or the GLobal 100.</p>
<p>The total number of partners for such firms was 74,299. (For comparison purposes, remember that ABA-accredited schools awarded 44,495 J.D.'s this past academic year.) </p>
<p>The average annual partner compensation was $681K; equity partners averaged $896K, and non-equity partners $335K.</p>