Western Europe's Lawyer's Dissatisfied with Earnings

Western Europe's Lawyer's Dissatisfied with EarningsIBC Press Release
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Western Europes Lawyers Dissatisfied with Earnings
Global survey reveals discontent among Western Europeans

A recent global study conducted by IBC revealed that Western European Law professionals were the only group dissatisfied with lawyers salaries. The survey was internationally conducted via the web site polled drawing all members of the legal profession from corporate in-house lawyers to legal academics.

22% of respondents felt that lawyers do not earn enough and all of that 22% were from Western Europe. The remaining 64% who felt lawyers earned an adequate salary responded from Central and Western Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific Islands and the Americas.

The survey was sponsored by ILC, Dublin 14-16 May via the web site www.lawcongress.com. This is certainly an interesting finding. Of all the countries to feel dissatisfaction with their salaries lawyers in Western Europe were not the most likely. As reflected in the survey result ILC is attracting to the Dublin conference truly international panellists and partners and it is set to be the most prestigious event of the year.
." Remarked Sir Philip Otton, former Appeal Court Judge and ILC Chairman.

Details of the conference and results of the survey can be found by visiting http://www.lawcongress.com or by contacting Danielle West at
+44 (0) 20 7453 2429 or daneille.west@informa.com

ILC 2001 will provide an informative, culturally diverse and comprehensive legal forum for the international legal profession. Held in Dublin on 14 to 16 May, ILC is being organised by IBC with the support of the Bar Council of Ireland. Anticipating over 400 participants from Eastern and Central Europe, North and South America, Africa, the Far East and Asia Pacific, this years Congress will be truly international offering diverse perspectives on important legal issues including IT and communications law, litigation, ADR, human rights, E-Commerce regulation, intellectual property, technology and EU competition law.

Notes to editors

The 2nd International Law Congress will be held in Dublin between 14th - 16th May 2001

The conference will feature over 100 speakers covering five focused, concurrent streams: IT and Communications Law, Human Rights and Litigation, Legal Management, EU competition Law and Financial Law.

Speakers include:

Egbert Myjer, Chief Advocat General, Court of Appeal, Amsterdam
Kevin Coates, Media Unit, European Commission, Belgium
Dimitri Giotakos, European Commission, Belgium
Andy May, Administrator, Regulatory Framework Unit, DG Information Society, Belgium
Luc Schaerlaekens, Advisor in the Directorate Policy, Legislation and Legal Affairs, OLAF (European Anti-Fraud Office), Belguim
Jan-Erik Svensson, Gorrisen Federspiel Kierkegaard, HC Andersens Boulevard 12, Denamrk
Caura Barszcz, Editor in chief, Jurites Associates, France
Michael Hancock, Partner, Salans Hertzfield & Heilbronn, France
Jochen Burrichter, Hengeler Mueller Weitzel Wirtz, Trinkausstrasse 7, Germany
Poh Lee Tan, Solicitor, Baker & McKenzie, Hong Kong
Michael Tyrrell, Matheson Ormsby Prentice, Ireland
F J McKenna, Chief Bureau Officer, The Criminal Assets Bureau, Ireland
Mary O'Rourke, Minister for Public Enterprise, Department of Public Enterprise, Ireland
Maria da Cunha, Competition Lawyer, British Airways Plc, London
Arwid Mednis, Consultant, Wierzbowski & Szubielska, Poland
Gerald Page, Partner, Poncet Amaudrez Neyroud & Partners, Switzerland
Paul Lugard, Senior Legal Counsel, Philips International BV, The Netherlands
Marc S Crandall, Lead Counsel, Internet Compliance and Enforcement, State of California, Dept. of Corporations, USA
Scott Hammond, Director of Criminal Enforcement, US Department of Justice, USA
Marco Pagni, Vice President, International McDonalds, USA
Alex Vasilescu, Senior Trial Counsel, Securities and Exchange Commission, USA
Professor Lukas Handschin, Anwaltsburo Schumacher Baur Hurlmann, Zurich
Dr Thomas Siegenthaler, Anwaltsburo Schumacher Baur Hurlmann, Zurich
Nelson Blish, Senior Patent Counsel, Eastman Kodak, USA
Rt Hon Lord McCluskey, House of Lords, London
Kevin Walker, Partner, PACE Partnership, London
Laura Carstensen, Competition Partner, Slaughter & May, London
Campbell Cowie, Senior Adviser, BBC, London
Susie Flook, Group Intellectual Property Counsel, The Body Shop International plc, London
Sue Ginsburg, Advisor to ACCA, London
Morag Macdonald, Partner, Bird & Bird, London
The Rt Hon Philip Otton, London
Monty Raphael, Peters & Peters, London
Daniel Sandelson, Partner, Clifford Channce, London
Hamish Sanderson, Partner, Bird & Bird, London
Martin Sills, In-house lawyer, TSB Bank, Ireland