Money Isn't Everything, Not Even If It's $2,465 P/H

 According to the Thomson Reuters Institute and Georgetown University Law Center, the average hourly for lawyers is $533, reports Reuters Legal. 

But some lawyers are doing quite a bit better than that p/h, Reuters Legal adds. They are:

David Boies - Boies Schiller - $1,950

Kannon Shaumugan - Paul Weiss - $1,824

Neal Katyal - Hogan Lovells - $2,465.

But there are other kinds of "compensation," beyond monetary. Last night Johnny Depp "liked" my Tweet about Camille Vasquez:

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The Vasquez Effect. In the tradition-bound law firm industry the torch has been passed to a new generation. Just like the OJ Simpson murder trial changed so much so has the Johnny Depp defamation one.

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Star Power in Law Firms Passes to a New Generation (and associate rank): Camille Vasquez

"Johnny Depp’s lawyer Camille Vasquez has been flooded with offers from Hollywood and is at the center of an ongoing bidding war between law firms

In addition, this morning, Depp contacted me more directly:

"Johnny Depp (@JohnyChrisDepp) has sent you a Direct Message on Twitter!"

When I was in my early 40s I got a bee in my bonnet to leave my communications career path and enroll in Harvard Law School. Soon enough as a 1L I circled back to communications. Received an offer when I was miserable at Harvard Law to ghostwrite a series of books on regulation. I have never looked back. There is such a high in spotting a good story and telling it. The Depp defamation trial has been a very good story. And, it's not over. In the history of the legal sector, it may never be over.

Connect with Editor-in-Chief Jane Genova at janegenova374@gmail.com. She helps businesses conjure up magic in their storytelling. One client said, "She makes shipping containers ‘sexy.’"

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