Freshfields was the first Magic Circle firm to announce an associate pay raise, which it did on June 8. Clifford Chance announced its own salary increase the very next day. Ashurst, a Silver Circle firm, announced an associate pay raise yesterday.
So it should come as no surprise that Magic Circle member Allen & Overy is following suit. We don’t have the memo yet — please send our way, and we’ll update — but we’ve heard the following:
1. A&O is matching the Cravath scale in its two U.S. offices (New York and D.C.), and São Paulo too.
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2. It’s matching up through eighth-year associates (class of 2008), meaning the scale goes from $180,000 to $315,000.
3. The effective date is July 1.
All in all, a pretty standard match. Here is one tipster’s reaction:
Happy and excited!
And then there was one….
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All eyes on you, Linklaters — the only Magic Circle firm that hasn’t announced an associate pay raise (not counting Slaughter & May, which has no U.S. offices).
We are covering this story closely, so please drop us a line — text (646-820-8477) or email (subject line: “[Firm Name] Matches Cravath”) — when you know of another firm making a compensation move. Please include the memo if available. You can take a photo of the memo and send it via text or email if you don’t want to forward the original PDF or Word file. All sources are kept strictly confidential.
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