Compensation of the members of the firm, at all levels of experience and professional achievement, compares favorably with that of other attorneys in this region. In 2008, new associates with no previous experience as practicing attorneys will begin work with the firm at a salary of $80,000. Associates joining the firm following one year of judicial clerkship will begin work at a salary of $81,000.  Associates with two years of judicial clerkship will begin work at a salary of $82,000.

Baird Holm pays a substantial portion of an associate's individual health insurance. The firm also provides life insurance, long-term disability insurance, a 401(k) plan, and contributes to a retirement plan for all employees. Benefits extend to dependents and domestic partners. Those benefits are, of course, subject to eligibility requirements and qualifications set forth in plan documents. The firm also pays for the cost of bar review courses and bar exam fees for attorneys joining the firm immediately after law school.

The firm is committed to providing training and supervision of associates and continuing education for all attorneys. The program begins with orientation on the date of arrival and continues until the associate becomes a partner (and beyond). At Baird Holm, lawyer training consists of CLE materials, in-house programs for all associates, one-on-one supervision on individual projects, and carefully selected outside programs that respond to the associate's stage of development and training needs. All attorneys are encouraged to attend continuing legal education institutes in areas of their particular interest at firm expense.