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2016 Law Firm Salary Chart – Firms Announcing Raises

Summary: These law firms have announced raises after Cravath set the bar higher for new associates. Ever since Cravath announced…

Top 10 Benefits of Being a First Year Law Firm Associate

Summary: What are some of the benefits of being a first year law firm associate? Here are the top 10 benefits.…

Compensation Compression at Shearman & Sterling

You can please some of the partners some of the time, but you certainly can’t please all of the partners…

Obama Signs Executive Order for Pay Raises

Returning members of Congress, Vice President Joe Biden and federal workers receive an early New Year's gift as President Barack…

New York Judges May Get Pay Raises Soon

The New York Law Journal (NYLJ) reported that 1, 300 New York judges could finally see their paychecks increase with…

Layoffs at Harvard Law

In May, a JDJournal tipster let us know that Harvard Law School planned to cut staff after a 10% budget…

CJA Attorneys Get Pay Raise

Attorneys working assignments under the federal will see their fees bumped up from $100 to $110 per hour, with funds…

Irell & Manella Announces Salary Increases

Southern California's Irell & Manella, an intellectual property litigation and general business litigation firm, has announced pay raises for its…

O’Melveny & Myers Announces Associate Bonuses

"Multiple tipsters" tell Above the Law that O'Melveny & Myers associates in California and DC received voicemails today, confirming that…