Big money keeps raining down on associates across the Biglaw landscape, and it seems like firms have officially received their marching orders to match the new Cravath salary scale.
The latest firm to do so is Gibson Dunn. If you recall, the firm matched the then-prevailing Davis Polk salary scale the day before Cravath announced its own bigger, better compensation scale for associates. Here’s what the new salary grid now looks like at the firm:
The new salary scale at Gibson Dunn goes into effect on March 31, and will be retroactive to January 1. Congratulations to everyone at the firm!
(Flip to the next page to see the full memo from Gibson Dunn & Crutcher.)
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