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Specialties that raise your pay

• Workplace investigations

  Employers hire outside lawyers to investigate harassment complaints. Training courses exist, and the work is steady.

• Executive employment

  Negotiating contracts and exits for senior executives. Big packages, big fees.

• Occupational health and safety

  Defending companies after a workplace injury or death. Serious and well paid.

• Pensions and benefits

  A dense sub-specialty that few lawyers understand.

• Privacy

  Employee monitoring, data and remote work raise new questions every year.