Gotta Bump Those Numbers Up! Top Biglaw Firm Spreads The Wealth
These associates are green with billables.
You know why you’re here.
White & Case, which grossed $2,387,800,000 in revenue for 2020, is matching the Cravath associate compensation scale. Have a look-see below.
| Class | Base Compensation |
| 1st year | $215,000 |
| 2nd year | $225,000 |
| 3rd year | $250,000 |
| 4th year | $295,000 |
| 5th year | $345,000 |
| 6th year | $370,000 |
| 7th year | $400,000 |
| 8th year | $415,000 |
Now that is a lot of money. If you haven’t already, I recommend that you get yourself a nice bed and weighted blanket. No point in making all that cash and being sleep deprived, after all. The bumps to income will be retroactive to January 1st of this year and hit banks by March 28th.
(Turn to the next page to see the White & Case memo.)
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