A first-year salary of $200,000? Not quite yet, but with word that Williams & Connolly is raising pay for starting associates to $180,000 a year, the magic $200K mark is within shouting distance. Many in the legal community have been hearing that salaries are going to rise again -- and in a big way. How long, even in the face of client doubts and an economy that seems to be headed toward recession, before a big firm pulls the trigger on a $200,000 payday?
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Large-Firm Associate Salaries Close In on $200K
Legal Times
December 27, 2007
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