Everything’s bigger in Texas, including associate salaries! It’s not just Biglaw firms that are saddling up and getting ready for the raise rodeo — boutique law firms are doing it too. This time around, Dallas-based civil litigation boutique Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst has decided to ante up for its associates now that a new market salary has been set in the Lone Star State.
Those who work at Lynn Pinker are known for always playing to win, and there’s perhaps no better win than being a boutique firm that’s willing to pay associates a full Cravath match up and down the line, in the face of other Biglaw firms that are compressing salaries at the top of the scale. The small firm may only have 33 lawyers — 15 of whom are associates — but it’s clear that partners truly care about them.
For example, take this excerpt from the Lynn Pinker compensation memorandum:
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We are very proud of the firm we have built and appreciate the contribution that you make to the success of the firm.
You are a valuable and important part of the firm and we are committed to paying fair compensation, providing outstanding opportunities to learn, and helping to develop your career.
Congrats to all Lynn Pinker Cox & Hurst associates! It sounds like you’ve earned this!
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