Lawyer Compensation - General
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International Edition | Expert Opinion
The Associate Pay Wars: A Question of Market Forces vs Morality
By Tony Williams, Jomati | July 2, 2021
Former Clifford Chance managing partner Tony Williams argues that hikes in junior lawyer salaries is exacerbating mental health issues within law firms.
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CMS Hikes NQ Pay By 12% As More UK Firms Set Rates
By Simon Lock | July 1, 2021
Several U.K. firms have now joined U.S. rivals in increasing pay for junior lawyers.
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Canadian Firm in New York Getting in on the Big Law Pay Bumps
By Gail J. Cohen | June 29, 2021
U.S. associates at Toronto-based Torys will be riding the wave of salary increases while those north of the border aren't seeing much movement.
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Allen & Overy Becomes Latest to Increase Junior Pay
By Varsha Patel | June 22, 2021
The firm follows several others in changing its UK associate pay scale.
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US Law Firms Use Huge Salaries to Lure Australian Associates to the States
By Christopher Niesche | June 21, 2021
Young Australian lawyers can earn two to three times more in New York or San Francisco.
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Clifford Chance, Other Elite Firms Raise Associate Pay in the US
By Dan Packel | June 21, 2021
The outlook for counsel is less uniform. Few firms have addressed specific pay details for these attorneys in raise memos.
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Kirkland Steps Up in Salary Battle, Raising Pay for Associates and Nonequity Partners
By Andrew Maloney | June 18, 2021
Some U.S.-based nonshare partners at Kirkland will receive "commensurate salary increases," according to a firm memo.
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International Edition | Commentary
The London Lawyer Briefing: As Money Rises, So Does the Stress
By Paul Hodkinson | June 18, 2021
Salaries are soaring. Stress is spreading. Sadly, it is the same spiral as we've seen before.
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Compensation Is King for Millennial Attorneys, New Survey Says
By Dylan Jackson | June 18, 2021
As Big Law firms find themselves in another salary war, it appears that's exactly what millennial lawyers want.
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International Edition | Podcast
'Associates Are Loving This.' How The Salary Race Is Shaking Up Big Law
By Karen Sloan | Zack Needles | June 17, 2021
Law firm recruiter and consultant Sharon Mahn breaks down the latest associate pay bonanza and why firms are scrambling to get on board.
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