Associates at large firms
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Bracewell & Patterson (Houston)
1st year: $105,000 plus bonus up to $10,000
2d year: $105,000-$115,000 plus bonus up to $10,000
3d year: $107,000-$120,000 plus bonus up to $20,000
4th year: $110,000-$125,000 plus bonus up to $25,000
5th year: $113,000-$135,000 plus bonus up to $30,000
6th year: $122,000-$145,000 plus bonus up to $30,000
7th year: $131,000-$155,000 plus bonus up to $30,000
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Coudert Brothers (New York)
1st year: $125,000 plus $10,000-$40,000 bonus
2d year: $135,000 plus $10,000-$40,000 bonus
3d year: $150,000 plus $10,000-$40,000 bonus
4th year: $160,000 plus $10,000-$40,000 bonus
5th year: $170,000 plus $10,000-$40,000 bonus
6th year: $180,000 plus $10,000-$40,000 bonus
7th year: $190,000 plus $10,000-$40,000 bonus
8th year: $195,000 plus $10,000-$40,000 bonus
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Covington & Burling (Washington, D.C.)
1st year: $125,000
2d year: $135,000
3d year: $150,000
4th year: $155,000
5th year: $165,000
6th year: $175,000
7th year: $185,000
8th year: $195,000
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Dewey Ballantine (New York)
1st year: $125,000
2d year: $135,000
3d year: $150,000
4th year: $170,000
5th year: $190,000
6th year: $200,000
7th year: $205,000
8th year: $210,000
Discretionary bonuses in all classes in the range of $5,000 to $75,000
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Drinker Biddle & Reath (Philadelphia)
1st year: up to $115,000
2d year: up to $122,500
3d year: up to $132,500
4th year: up to $140,000
5th year: up to $152,500
6th year: up to $162,500
7th year: up to $172,500
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Foley, Hoag & Eliot (Boston)
1st year: $125,000
2d year: $135,000
3d year: $145,000
4th year: $155,000
5th year: $170,000
6th year: $175,000
7th year: $180,000
Discretionary bonuses in all classes
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Jenner & Block (Chicago)
1st year: $125,000
2d year: $135,000 plus $9,600 bonus
3d year: $150,000 plus $12,250 bonus
4th year: $160,000 plus $15,600 bonus
5th year: $165,000 plus $16,300 bonus
6th year: $170,000 plus $16,900 bonus
7th year: $175,000 plus $18,250 bonus
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Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel (New York)
1st year: $125,000
2d year: $135,000
3d year: $150,000
4th year: $165,000
5th year: $185,000
6th year: $195,000
7th year: $205,000
Discretionary bonuses in all classes
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Locke Liddell & Sapp (Houston/Dallas)
1st year: $110,000 plus $1,000 bonus
2d year: $114,000 plus $5,000 bonus
3d year: $121,000 to $122,200 plus $7,500 bonus
4th year: $125,000-$131,600 plus $7,500-$10,000 bonus
5th year: $135,000-$141,400 plus $5,000-$10,000 bonus
6th year: $141,800-$148,600 plus $5,000-$10,000 bonus
7th year: $150,100-$157,500 plus $6,250-$12,500 bonus
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Lyon & Lyon (Los Angeles)
1st year: $125,000 plus $30,000 bonus
2d year: $135,000 plus $40,000 bonus
3d year: $150,000 plus $55,663 bonus
4th year: $165,000 plus $61,975 bonus
5th year: $185,000 plus $64,863 bonus
6th year: $195,000 plus $67,750 bonus
7th year: $205,000 plus $70,638 bonus
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McCarter & English (Newark, N.J.)
1st year: $75,000 plus $5,000 signing bonus plus $17,500 bonus
2d year: $81,000 plus $17,500 bonus
3d year: $88,000 plus $17,500 bonus
4th year: $94,000 plus $20,000 bonus
5th year: $98,000 plus $20,000 bonus
6th year: $102,000 plus $25,000 bonus
7th year: $106,000 plus $25,000 bonus
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Patton Boggs (Washington, D.C.)
1st year: $115,000
2d year: $120,000
3d year: $130,000
4th year: $140,000
5th year: $150,000
6th year: $160,000
7th year: $170,000
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Pennie & Edmonds (New York)
1st year: $125,000
2d year: $135,000 plus $10,000 bonus
3d year: $150,000 plus $15,000 bonus
4th year: $165,000 plus $20,000 bonus
5th year: $185,000 plus $25,000 bonus
6th year: $200,000 plus $25,000 bonus
7th year: $210,000 plus $25,000 bonus
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Stoock & Stroock & Lavan (Dallas)
1st year: $125,000
2d year: $135,000
3d year: $150,000
4th year: $170,000
5th year: $190,000
6th year: $205,000
7th year: $210,000
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Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault (Boston)
1st year: $140,000
2d year: $155,000
3d year: $162,000
4th year: $180,000
5th year: $192,000
6th year: $205,000
7th year: $217,000
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Townsend and Townsend and Crew (San Francisco)
1st year: $125,000
2d year: $135,000
3d year: $150,000
4th year: $165,000
5th year: $185,000
6th year: $195,000
7th year: $205,000
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Weil, Gotshal & Manges (New York)
1st year: $125,000
2d year: $135,000
3d year: $150,000
4th year: $165,000
5th year: $190,000
6th year: $205,000
7th year: $215,000
Bonuses in all classes
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Winstead Sechrest & Minick (Dallas)
1st year: $105,000 plus $10,000-$12,000 bonus
2d year: $114,000 plus $10,000-$13,000 bonus
3d year: $120,000 plus $16,000-$18,000 bonus
4th year: $125,000 plus $25,000-$28,000 bonus
5th year: $135,000 plus $25,000-$29,000 bonus
6th year: $145,000 plus $25,000-$30,000 bonus
7th year: $155,000 plus $25,000-$31,000 bonus
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Source: National Law Journal staff interviews. Figures are for the firms' principal offices, as of Aug. 1, 2000. |
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City Attorneys
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Amarillo, Texas
City attorney: $90,000
Assistant city attorney: $74,496
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Cincinnati
City solicitor: $115,000
Assistant attorneys: $39,140-$61,285
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Cleveland
Director of law: $144,418
Assistant directors of law: $26,250-$63,758
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Denver
City attorney: $113,400
Assistant city attorney: $43,032-$68,652
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Kansas City, Mo.
City attorney: $109,212
Assistant city attorney: $42,600-$69,600
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Las Vegas
City attorney: $143,736
Deputy city attorney: $47,252-$84,003
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Lincoln, Neb.
City attorney: $92,500
Assistant city attorney: $34,052-$88,637
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Miami
City attorney: $138,000
Assistant city attorney: $48,676-$84,003
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Milwaukee
City attorney: $120,878
Assistant city attorney: $40,367-$95,550
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New Orleans
City attorney: $76,042
Entry-level: $37,959
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Newark, N.J.
Corporation counsel: $116,172
Assistant corporation counsel: $39,165-$87,612
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Portland, Ore.
City attorney: $104,832
Assistant city attorney: $44,346-$94,598
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Saginaw, Mich.
City attorney: $81,623
Assistant city attorney: $48,776-$62,871
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San Jose, Calif.
City attorney: $122,544
Assistant city attorney: $114,768
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Source: NLJ staff interviews. Salaries current as of Aug. 1.
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Clerks
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Clerks in the federal courts
Clerks to district court, circuit court of appeals and bankruptcy court judges and magistrates: Grade JSP 12-1 ($45,236) through JSP 14-10 career law clerks ($82,638).
One-year law clerks are hired at a grade of JSP 11-1 ($37,744).
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First-year clerks in some states' highest courts
Arizona: $38,829
Delaware: $40,378
Louisiana: $43,844
Nebraska: $36,500
New York: $57,008
North Dakota: $37,956
Ohio: $44,148
Oregon: $36,660
South Carolina: $37,410
Virginia: $54,312
Washington: $36,264
Wyoming: $34,748
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Source: NLJ staff interviews with individual offices (current as of Aug. 1). Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. |
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Federal Judges
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Chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court: $181,400
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Associate justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: $173,600
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U.S. circuit courts of appeals: $149,900
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U.S. district court judges: $141,300
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U.S. Court of Federal Claims judges: $141,300
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U.S. Court of International Trade judges: $141,300
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U.S. bankruptcy court judges: $129,996
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U.S. magistrates: $129,996
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Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts. Salaries current as of Aug. 1.
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