Biglaw Firm Matches Davis Polk Salary Scale For Associates
But will the firm match Cravath?
Biglaw firm after Biglaw firm after Biglaw firm made salary announcements today, and this one from Jenner & Block — a firm that brought in $446,295,000 gross revenue in 2020, putting it in 88th place in the most recent Am Law 100 ranking — came in juuuuuust before Cravath announced even bigger and better cash compensation for its midlevels and most senior associates.
Here’s what the previously prevailing Davis Polk salary scale will look like at the firm, retroactive to January 1:
Congratulations to everyone at Jenner & Block, who will now be kept waiting and wondering if the firm will match the latest largesse out on the market.
(Flip to the next page to read the full memo from Jenner & Block.)
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