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Actually, 55% of the respondents worked in firms with more than 500 attorneys. Less than 10% pf the responses came from firms with less than 50 lawyers. <a href=“http://www.mlaglobal.com/PartnerCompSurvey/2010/3.9%20Firm%20Size.pdf[/url]”>http://www.mlaglobal.com/PartnerCompSurvey/2010/3.9%20Firm%20Size.pdf</a> The “average” income listed in the survey is almost identical to the “average” profits per partner in the top AmLaw200 - about $650K per year. [The</a> Am Law 200 2011 - Profits Per Partner (Top 20) - The American Lawyer](<a href=“The Am Law 200 2011 - Profits Per Partner (Top 20) | The American Lawyer”>http://www.law.com/jsp/tal/PubArticleTAL.jsp?id=1202494429648) I’m not sure what your definition of “Big” law is, but I’d say the survey was skewed in the largish direction. And even those figures are suspect: [Law</a> Firms Profits Per Partner May Be Overstated 20%, WSJ Reports - Bloomberg](<a href=“http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-08-22/law-firms-profits-per-partner-may-be-overstated-20-wsj-reports.html]Law”>Law Firms Profits Per Partner May Be Overstated 20%, WSJ Reports - Bloomberg)</p>