First I was covering bonuses bigger than my salary. Now I’m covering raises bigger than my salary. It’s enough to make an associate-turned-journalist regret his life choice for half a second.

Most of us have heard the news already: Top northern California law offices have upped first-year pay from about $100,000 to as much as $160,000. Top New York firms are following.

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