It was just yesterday afternoon that we listed the few Am Law 50 firms that had yet to match the new $205K salary scale, and today, we’re now able to cross yet another firm off that roster. “Arnold & Porter finally matched the market,” one relieved associate told us.
Welcome to the club, A & P!
The firm landed at No. 46 in the most recent Am Law 100 ranking, bringing in $961,900,000 gross revenue in 2020. That sum is apparently more than enough to support new wages for associates and senior associates, because this is what the firm’s pay scale will look like as ot July 1:
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Those who’ve adopted legal-specific systems are seeing big benefits.
- 2021: $202,500
- 2020: $205,000
- 2019: $215,000
- 2018: $240,000
- 2017: $275,000
- 2016: $305,000
- 2015: $330,000
- 2014: $350,000
- 2013+: $365,000
Congratulations to everyone at Arnold & Porter!
(Flip to the next page to see the full memo from Arnold & Porter.)
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