Skaddenfreude
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude, Williams & Connolly
Skaddenfreude: Williams & Connolly Weighs In
We didn’t receive this information from a verified source at the firm, so please treat it as unconfirmed. We’re going to fact-check this information “blog-style”: we’re going to throw it out there, then wait for somebody to tell us it’s wrong (or to confirm it). Anyway, here it is, from an email from an anonymous […] -
Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, James Sandman, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: More Criticism of Associate Pay Raises
Wow. Late Friday afternoon, we briefly discussed an article by D.C. bar president James J. Sandman, a partner at Arnold & Porter in Washington, bemoaning the recent associate pay raises. The article generated a strong reaction, judging from the avalanche of - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Breaking: Simpson Thacher Raises Associate Base Salaries!!!
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett has raised associate base salaries across the board. For the most junior classes, the increase is $15,000. New associates arriving at the firm in the fall will now receive a starting salary of $160,000, instead of $145,000. (You saw the memorandum here first, people — less than ten minutes after it […]
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In-House Counsel, Merck, Money, Skaddenfreude, Vioxx
Skaddenfreude: In-House Salaries, Please
This item, from yesterday’s WSJ Law Blog, caught our eye: As the 11th Vioxx trial got underway yesterday in federal court in New Orleans, Merck disclosed in an SEC filing that it’s giving its general counsel Kenneth Frazier a raise and a promotion, effective Nov. 1. The GC who will forever be associated with the […] -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Money, Skaddenfreude, UVA Law
Skaddenfreude: Private Law School Salaries, Please
In response to our recent request for information about academic salaries, a number of you reminded us that the salaries of many professors at state law schools are already publicly available. We had a vague recollection of this, but were too lazy to dig up links. Thankfully, a number of you did that for us. […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Martin Lipton, Nauseating Things, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Wachtell Lipton's 'Midyear Bonuses'
This just in: Earlier this month, M&A powerhouse Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz bestowed generous “mid-year bonuses” upon its associates. The dough was distributed “without prejudice” to Wachtell Lipton’s legendary year-end bonuses, which in recent years have come in anywhere between 40 to 80 percent of an associate’s base salary. (WLRK’s base salaries are already […] -
Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Partner Profits, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: An Amendment
In light of the recent debut of Skaddenfreude, ATL’s column chronicling attorney compensation, it’s a neat coincidence that the New York Times has an entire article discussing compensation for first-year associates at major law firms. We’ll get to that article in just a second. First, though, a brief amendment to our prior Skaddenfreude request. We […]