Elite Litigation Firm Pumps Up Salaries For Associates
Keep that Cravath cash coming!
If there’s one thing we’ve learned during the 2022 race to raise salaries, it’s that boutique firms can really compete when it comes to compensation.
California-based Keker Van Nest & Peters — a firm that was recently ranked as the No. 3 best litigation boutique by Vault — is continuing this trend by adopting the now-prevailing Cravath salary scale for its attorneys. In case you’ve somehow forgotten, this is what the Cravath cash grab for associates looks like:
Keker associates will see their raises reflected in their paychecks soon, retroactive to January 1. Congratulations to everyone at the firm!
(Flip to the next page to see the full memo from Keker Van Nest.)
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