Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis is following suit with several other large Philadelphia firms in raising its first-year salary from $115,000 to $125,000.

The increase will be effective July 1, 2006, and will be given in each of the firm’s seven offices. That does not mean, however, that all of the offices will start at the same level, according to firm managing partner Diana S. Donaldson. Some offices will be higher and others lower.