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精品文檔Lawyers practice a difficult and demanding profession.They expect to be well compensated. In thinking about what that means,it can help to consider the basic question,why do we work?Samuel Johnson supplied an obvious answer when he famously observed,No man but a blockhead ever wrote,except for money. But I am not being paid to write this article,and instead of labeling myself a blockhead,let me refer to the insight of eminent psychologist Theodor Reik:Work and love-these are the basics.Without them there is neurosis.律師行業(yè)是一種困難而高要求的職業(yè)。他們期望好的回報(bào)。通過思考它的含義,可以幫助考慮那個(gè)基本問 題,“我們?yōu)槭裁垂ぷ?”塞繆爾約翰遜曾經(jīng)在他的一個(gè)著名的評論中給出一個(gè)明確的回答,“除了傻瓜沒 有人寫道,除了錢什么都行?！钡俏覜]有打算通過寫這篇文章賺錢,并不意味這我將自己標(biāo)簽為一個(gè)傻子, 正如著名心理學(xué)家的見解所說:“工作和愛情都是最基本的。不需要他們的是神經(jīng)病”。Why do we work?For money,but also for sanity. We expect and need to be compensated in nonmonetary ways. Noneconomic compensation matters to top-flight lawyers-otherwise,they would have long ago fled to investment banks. Law firms that want to recruit and retain the best (and the sanest) must compensate not only in dollars but also in psychic gratification. Accordingly,managers of elite firms need to think consciously about what lawyers are looking for beyond money. Here are some key noneconomic element of compensation.我們?yōu)槭裁垂ぷ?為了錢,也為了明智。我們期待同時(shí)需要得到非貨幣方式的回報(bào)。非經(jīng)濟(jì)薪酬對頂級律師 而言很重要,否則,他們可能在很久以前就跳槽到投資銀行了。律師事務(wù)所,想招聘和留住最好的律師必須不 僅回報(bào)以美元，而且要使其得到精神滿足。因此，精英公司的經(jīng)理需要有意識地思考什么律師正在尋找超 越金錢的價(jià)值。這里有一些關(guān)鍵的非經(jīng)濟(jì)因素的補(bǔ)償。 Professional identity 專業(yè)的身份 Many lawyers define themselves with reference to the privileges and attributes of their profession . When firms recognize professional prerogatives, they provide an important form of compensation .許多律師通過自己職業(yè)的特權(quán)和屬性定位自己。當(dāng)公司承認(rèn)專業(yè)的特權(quán)時(shí),他們就提供了一種重要的回報(bào)形式。For example, lawyers pride themselves on belonging to a learned profession. By providing opportunities for continued intellectual growth, law firms can simultaneously provide a form of compensation and reinforce a core value of the profession. This isnt hard to do. Organize and host seminars with leading scholars, support scholarship in-house with resources such as research assistance and create venues for lawyers to engage in serious discourse.例如,律師是一種講學(xué)識的職業(yè)讓他們引以為豪。 通過提供持續(xù)的知識增長的機(jī)會(huì),律師事務(wù)所可以同時(shí)提供某種形式的回報(bào)和加強(qiáng)這一職業(yè)的核心價(jià)值。這不是很難做到?？梢越M織和舉辦領(lǐng)先者學(xué)講座，也可以以 諸如研究援助和為律師們供場所從事嚴(yán)肅的討論的資源提供學(xué)術(shù)內(nèi)部支持。Another core professional value is autonomy. A law firm pays psychic compensation when it understands and accepts that in matters of professional judgment, lawyers are their own masters. In this regard,firms should encourage a diversity of approaches,letting each lawyer develop his or her own style of practice. Empowering lawyers in this way inculcates a heightened sense of personal responsibility, which in turn reinforces the drive for individual excellence.另一個(gè)核心專業(yè)價(jià)值是自治。律師事務(wù)所在理解和承認(rèn)專業(yè)方面的判斷的時(shí)候支付精神報(bào)償。律師是自己的主人。在這方面,公司應(yīng)該鼓勵(lì)方法多樣性,讓每個(gè)律師有他或她自己的風(fēng)格的實(shí)踐。這樣授權(quán)律師不斷灌輸高度的個(gè)人責(zé)任感,進(jìn)而強(qiáng)化追求個(gè)人卓越。Equally important to professional autonomy is that firms need to take care not to impinge on a lawyers exercise of considered professional judgment, even when that means refusing a clients. In appropriate circumstances, telling the client “No ”is an act of the highest professionalism. A lawyer is well-paid with the confidence that the firm will stand behind him or her in such circumstances.專業(yè)自主權(quán)的重要同樣體現(xiàn)在，企業(yè)需要注意不要影響律師被認(rèn)為是專業(yè)判斷的行為，即使這種行為意味 著拒絕客戶。 在適當(dāng)?shù)那闆r下,告訴客戶“不”是一種最高的專業(yè)。律師有信心拿高薪,在這種情況下公司應(yīng)該支持他或她。 Lastly, professional status encompasses adherence to ethical standards. Most lawyers find self-worth in setting an example-both within the profession and within the larger society-as ethical actors. When management affirms the special respect due to lawyers who act with the utmost integrity and civility in all of their professional dealings, it provides yet another form of compensation.最后,職業(yè)地位包括堅(jiān)持道德標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。大多數(shù)律師像道德演員一樣通過樹立榜樣（在職業(yè)和在更大的社會(huì)）發(fā)掘自我價(jià)值。當(dāng)管理者由于律師們在他們所有的專業(yè)交易中都極為完整又端正地按照其專業(yè)標(biāo)準(zhǔn)行事而申明對其特別的尊重之時(shí)就提供了另一種形式的精神回報(bào)。Personal pride 個(gè)人榮譽(yù) Few of us make it through the rigors of a legal education without having a deeply internalized sense of excellence for its own sake. Lawyers compensate themselves with the powerful self-affirmation of a job well done. 沒有深深內(nèi)化卓越本身，很少有人能通過嚴(yán)格的法律教育。律師通過干好工作的強(qiáng)大的自我肯定來獲取自我滿足。As a matter of both compensation and reputation,an elite firm cannot afford to impede the drive to excellence, even when its not cost effective in the short term. This means, for example,that firm management should applaud the writing and rewriting of a brief to the highest standard even when a cynical perspective would suggest that the extra effort will have practical effect.作為一種補(bǔ)償和聲譽(yù)，精英公司不能妨礙最求卓越，即使它在短期內(nèi)不能見效。這意味著，例如，即使一 個(gè)憤世嫉俗的觀點(diǎn)會(huì)說額外的努力會(huì)有實(shí)際的效果，企業(yè)管理者也應(yīng)該贊同制定以及改寫的一個(gè)簡短的最 高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。Always celebrate superlative work product even when it seems unlikely to make a difference in the outcome. Instead of kowtowing to client demands for super work at a cut-rate price, deliver excellence and expect to be paid for it.總是贊美最好的工作成果,即使這樣最終似乎不太可能起作用。而不是磕著頭為需要打折的超級服務(wù)的客戶 提供卓越以期望報(bào)酬。Idealism 理想主義 Think back to law shool. Who remembers talking into the might about how to obtain the highest profits per equity partner?回想法律學(xué)校,誰記得談?wù)摰降娜绾巫屆抗蓹?quán)合作伙伴獲取最高利潤的可能性?More memorable discussion covered things such as advancement of civil rights,the provision of legal services to the poor, the development of a more equitable system of taxation,the promulgation of international norms guaranteeing basic human dignity. Lawyers thirst for justice, and slaking that thirst if is an important element of compensation. Almost by definition, an elite law firm supports pro bono and public service effort, thereby accomplishing the intertwined goal of compensating its professionals and discharging its institutional obligations to society.更難忘的討論涉及到了諸如進(jìn)步的公民權(quán)利,向窮人提供法律服務(wù),更公平的稅收制度的發(fā)展,國際準(zhǔn)則的頒 布保證基本的人類尊嚴(yán)等問題。律師渴望正義,而且設(shè)想是熟化這種渴求回報(bào)的一個(gè)重要元素。幾乎由定義 就決定了,一個(gè)精英律師事務(wù)所支持公益性服務(wù)和公共服務(wù)工作,從而實(shí)現(xiàn)補(bǔ)償專業(yè)人士和履行其機(jī)構(gòu)社會(huì) 義務(wù)的錯(cuò)中復(fù)雜的目標(biāo)。 Recognition 識別Psychic compensation includes recognition, both formal and informal. Rendering such compensation depends on managements making just a little extra effort to acknowledge achievement. Celebrate important accomplishment and mark important milestones. On occasion, elaborate dinners or parties are called for, but often casual events will serve the purpose. Never neglect to mark even relatively minor accomplishment with a congratulatory e-mail or phone call.心理回報(bào)包括正式和非正式的贊揚(yáng)。體現(xiàn)這樣的報(bào)償依賴于管理者的對于承認(rèn)成就的一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)額外的努力。 贊美重要的成就和標(biāo)記重要的里程碑。 有時(shí),精致的晚餐或聚會(huì)是被呼吁的,而不是通常意義的休閑活動(dòng)可以 達(dá)到目的。永遠(yuǎn)不要忽視紀(jì)念即使是對較小的成就發(fā)電子郵件或打電話祝賀。Institutional pride 機(jī)構(gòu)榮譽(yù) Finally,a law firm can compensate its lawyers by giving them cause to be proud to be a part of the firm. Law firms, as institution, can outlive,outperform and out contribute any individual. We join firms in order to be a part of something bigger than ourselves. When firm management commits itself to building the firm as an integrate institution,with strong institutional values, and when the firm as an institution, belonging to the firm becomes its own reward.最后,律師事務(wù)公司可以通過使其員工因?yàn)槭枪镜囊徊糠侄湴羴砘貓?bào)他們的律師。 律師事務(wù)所,作為公共 機(jī)構(gòu),可以超越任何個(gè)人貢獻(xiàn)。我們加入公司以成為一個(gè)比自己大的東西的一部分。當(dāng)公司管理者致力于將 其作為一個(gè)具有較強(qiáng)的制度價(jià)值整合機(jī)構(gòu)建設(shè)公司時(shí),公司作為一個(gè)這樣的機(jī)構(gòu),屬于公司成為對員工自己 的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)。Of course, this requires management to foster a corporate identity that