Good News For Associates As Goodwin Matches Salary Hike
The train keeps rolling.
The Milbank salary increase — which is more accurately “the latest Milbank salary increase” because Milbank’s always the vanguard on associate compensation — continues to ripple through the ranks of Biglaw.
Now it’s Goodwin, which just announced a full match of what’s becoming the new normal for Biglaw salaries. As a refresher, here’s what Goodwin associates are now looking at:
| Class | New Salary |
| Class of 2021 | $215K |
| Class of 2020 | $225K |
| Class of 2019 | $250K |
| Class of 2018 | $285K |
| Class of 2017 | $325K |
| Class of 2016 | $350K |
| Class of 2015 | $370K |
| Class of 2014+ | $385K |
January pay will reflect the old scale, but February will see a retroactive bump to this new scale.
Bonuses, announced back in December, will hit direct deposit on January 25.
Congratulations, folks!
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