Author: TSA Press

Why
get
a
side
gig
when
you
can
just
have
your
job
pay
you
more
money?

I’m
sure
that
thought
has
crossed
the
minds
of
a
couple
of
attorneys
working
for
Shearman
&
Sterling,
a
firm
that
raked
in
an
impressive
$861,026,000
gross
revenue
in
2020.
And
now
that
they’ve
decided
to
match
Cravath,
the
associate
share
of
the
earnings
is
gonna
grow
a
bit.
Here’s
the
scale:

Class	Base Compensation
1st year	$215,000
2nd year	$225,000
3rd year	$250,000
4th year	$295,000
5th year	$345,000
6th year	$370,000
7th year	$400,000
8th year	$415,000

Base
salaries
for
counsel
will
also
increase
by
$50,000.

The
monies
will
be
retroactive
to
January
2nd
and
should
be
reflected
in
paychecks
on
March
15th.

(Turn
to
the
next
page
to
see
the
Shearman
&
Sterling
memo.)

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Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
 He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.

---

---

There
was
a
brief,
shining
moment
when
Davis
Polk
&
Wardwell

ruled
the
Biglaw
compensation
world,
when
they
not
only
gave
associates
raises
but
came
over
the
top
of
the

Milbank
scale.
But
what’s
good
for
the
goose
is
good
for
the
gander,
and

Cravath
came
over
the
top
of
that
DPW
scale
earlier
this
week.

So
how
would
DPW
respond
to
no
longer
being
the
clubhouse
leader?

Well,
yesterday
the
firm
announced
they
were
matching
the
Cravath
scale.
Which
is
good
news
for
those
midlevel
and
senior
associates
who
will
see
some
extra
cash
with
this
new
comp
grid.

The
new
scale
is
as
follows:

Like
the
last
round
of
raises,
these
increases
are
retroactive
to
January
1.
You
can
read
the

full
memo
on
the
next
page.

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if
the
grass
is
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in
our
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Compensation
Report.
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is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of

The
Jabot
podcast,
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Thinking
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It
was
another
tough
day
in
court
yesterday
for
former
congressman
Devin
Nunes
and
his
razzledazzle
libelslander
lawyer

Steven
Biss
as
the
Virginia
Supreme
Court
tossed
an
appeal
filed
in
one
of
his
many
doomed
defamation
lawsuits.

In
May
of
2018,
the

Fresno
Bee
published
a story
about
Alpha
Omega
Winery,
which
is
(or
was
at
the
time)
partly
owned
by
Nunes,
hosting
a
fundraiser
on
the
company
yacht
which
allegedly
featured
cocaine
and
underage
prostitutes.
Nunes sued
McClatchy
News
Service,
the
paper’s
parent
company,
as
well
as
political
strategist
Liz
Mair,
who
tweeted
mean
things
about
the
former
congressman
and
just
so
happened
to
live
in
Virginia,
where
SLAPP
laws
are
much
weaker
than
California,
where
Nunes,
the

Bee,
and
the
winery
are
located.

As
is
typical
for
a
Biss-Nunes
venture,
the

complaint
was
heavy
on
histrionics,
light
on
legally
cognizable
injury,
alleging
“a
multi-front,
orchestrated
defamation
campaign
of
stunning
breadth
and
scope,
one
that
no
human
being
should
ever
have
to
bear
and
suffer
in
their
whole
life.”

“This
case
involves
the
subversive
efforts
of
McClatchy
and
its
confederates
to
use
the
press
as
a
for-pay
political
weapon,”
it
added,
hinting
darkly
that
Mair must
have
been
paid
by someone
to
shitpost
about
him.

McClatchy
was
dismissed
after
it
filed
for
bankruptcy,
and
Albemarle
County
Circuit
Court
Judge
Claude
V.
Worrell
Jr.

dismissed
the
case
against
Mair
in
September
of
2021.
Naturally,
Nunes
appealed.

Note:
This
is
not

the
case
where
Nunes
sued
Mair,
a
Twitter
cow,
and
Twitter
itself
because
they
said
mean
words
about
him
and
the
social
media
site
allowed
people
to
tweet
that
he
was
a
“treasonous
shitbag”
who
would
probably
join
the
Proud
Boys
“if
it
weren’t
for
that
unfortunate
‘no
masturbating’
rule.”
That
case
also
hit
a
dead
end
when
the
court

dismissed
Twitter
and
refused
to
make
it
unmask
the
two
troll
accounts.

As
flagged
by

Law
&
Crime,
the
McClatchy
lawsuit
hit
yet
another
dead
end
yesterday,
when
the
appellate
court
upheld
Judge
Worrell’s
holding.

“Upon
review
of
the
record
in
this
case
and
consideration
of
the
argument
submitted
in
support
of
and
in
opposition
to
the
granting
of
an
appeal,
the
Court
is
of
the
opinion
there
is
no
reversible
error
in
the
judgment
complained
of.
Accordingly,
the
Court
refuses
the
petition
for
appeal,”
wrote
Clerk
Muriel-Theresa
Pitney,
sending
yet
another
Nunes
claim
permanently
out
to
pasture.

“This
lawsuit
did
not
succeed
in
silencing
me,
and
nor
should
lawsuits
like
it
be
allowed
to
silence
other
Americans
exercising
their
God-given
rights
to
free
speech
especially
where
they
do
so
in
an
effort
to
hold
their
government
accountable,”
Mair

told
the Bee.

Nunes,
who
dropped
multiple
cow
pies

cum
defamation
lawsuits
that
succeeded
in
attracting
nothing
but
flies,
used
his
closer-than-expected
electoral
margins
to
substantiate
his
claim
of
injury.
But
in
any
event,
he
didn’t
even
make
it
halfway
through
his
last
term
in
congress.
Instead,
the
former
dairy
farmer
wandered
off
to
become
the
CEO
of
Donald
Trump’s
Truth
social
media
company,
which
appears
to
be
going

just
about
as
well
as
Nunes’s
legal
ventures.
Maybe
he
can
appeal
that
one,
too.

‘This
Lawsuit
Did
Not
Succeed
in
Silencing
Me’:
Devin
Nunes
Just
Lost
Another
Defamation
Lawsuit,
This
Time
in
Case
Against
Republican
Strategist
[Law
&
Crime]

Judges
dismiss
Devin
Nunes’
defamation
lawsuits
against
Republican
strategist
[Sacramento
Bee]

---

Liz
Dye lives
in
Baltimore
where
she
writes
about
law
and
politics.

By Carolyn
Bach
|
Sr.
Manager,
Knowledge
&
Research
Program

The
COVID-19
pandemic
introduced
a
great
opportunity
for
law
firm
library
support
and
services
teams.
With
firms
suddenly
thrust
into
an
entirely
remote
working
environment,
the
visibility
of
the
law
firm
library
department
was
raised,
and
the
importance
of
properly
resourcing
this
mission-critical
function
was
rediscovered.

In
response
to
this
evolving
role
of
law
firm
library
departments,
firms
have
stepped
up
to
the
plate
with
increased
investments
in
both
staffing
and
resources.
There
was
a
43%
increase
in
the
number
of
researchers
at
law
firms
and
a
65%
increase
in
the
number
of
electronic
services
librarians
in
2021,


according
to
HBR
Consulting’s
2021
Benchmarking
+
Legal
Information
Services
Survey.
Moreover,
36%
of
the
firms
surveyed
by
HBR
anticipate
their
law
firm
library
budgets
will
increase
in
the
next
12
months.

The
events
of
the
past
two
years
have
also
accelerated
the
transition
into
electronic
resources
and
digital
libraries
as
lawyers
suddenly
had
little
access
to
physical
volumes.
The
data
supports
this
industry
trend
as
evidenced
by
an
HBR
survey
revealing
print
budgets
decreased
by
25%
last
year
(Am
Law
50
firms
reduced
spending
on
print
resources
by
closer
to
50%),
so
the
ratio
of
print
to
digital
spending
shifted
from
$1:
$5
in
2020
to
$1:
$8
in
2021.
“The
pandemic
was
the
catalyst
to
finally
drive
home
permanent
changes
in
print
collections
at
firms
of
all
sizes,”


the
HBR
report
says.

The
evolving
role
of
the
law
firm
library
in
the
digital
era
has
been
a
work
in
progress
for
more
than
two
decades.
But
now
that
it
is
clear
that
the
remote
working
environment
is
here
to
stay
—
at
least
in
some
form
—
law
firm
leaders
have
accepted
that
they
must
provide
their
attorneys
with
remote
access
to
library
resources
and
staff.

“Law
firms
are
finding
they
need
more
researchers
and
electronic
services
librarians
as
internal
demands
for
information
services
teams
rise
and
the
role
becomes
increasingly
digital,”


reported

Law360.
As
a
result,
Law
firm
library
teams
have
been
forced
to
explore
new
and
innovative
ways
to
support
attorneys
and
staff
members
working
from
home.
As
product
and
practice
needs
continue
to
evolve,
legal
information
professionals
will
need
to
frequently
reassess
their
resources
and
ensure
their
practice
groups’
needs
are
being
met.
“There
is
a
need
to
modernize
the
legal
library
into
one
that
is
accessible
anytime
and
anywhere,”


according
to
a
post
on
the
LAC
Group
Blog.

LexisNexis®
is
pleased
to
host
a
session
at
the
2022
Legalweek
Conference,
“The
Evolving
Role
of
Library
Support
and
Services
in
the
Digital
Era,”
which
will
explore
these
important
themes.
The
session
will
discuss
the
ongoing
successes
and
challenges
that
law
firm
library
professionals
face
as
they
evaluate,
adapt
and
employ
various
products,
technologies
and
processes
that
will
benefit
their
firms
and
their
clients.

The
esteemed
panelists
for
the
session
are:


Scott
Bailey,
Director
of
Research
Services
at
Eversheds;


Elizabeth
Guzman,
Director
of
Research
and
Intelligence
Services
at
Simpson
Thatcher
&
Bartlett;
and


Leslie
Lanphear,
Director
of
Research
and
Information
Services
at
Akin
Gump.
Some
of
the
key
takeaways
that
attendees
can
expect
from
the
session
include
the
following:

• Establish
  innovative
  methods
  to
  support
  attorneys
  and
  staff
  in
  a
  work-from-home
  environment;
• Best
  practices
  when
  introducing
  new
  services
  and
  processes
• How
  to
  best
  leverage
  library
  support
  and
  services;
  and
• What
  the
  latest
  technologies
  can
  offer
  law
  firm
  library
  support
  and
  services
  teams.

This
panel
discussion
will
take
place
on
Thursday,
March
10^th,
from
3:00
to
4:00
p.m.
Eastern
Time.
Find
Legalweek
program
details


here.
Learn
more
about
LexisNexis
products
and
services


here.

In
The
Jabot’s
100th
episode,
I
am
joined
by

Jennifer
Schramm,
a
partner
at
King
&
Spalding.
We
discuss
Jennifer’s
career
highs
and
lows,
and
how
she
balances
her
professional
life
with
other
interests.
Jennifer
also
speaks
about
what
it
was
like
to
make
partners
during
a
pandemic,
and
how
to
make
the
best
of
your
career
during
tumultuous
times.

The
Jabot
podcast
is
an
offshoot
of
the
Above
the
Law
brand
focused
on
the
challenges
women,
people
of
color,
LGBTQIA,
and
other
diverse
populations
face
in
the
legal
industry.
Our
name
comes
from
none
other
than
the
Notorious
Ruth
Bader
Ginsburg
and
the
jabot
(decorative
collar)
she
wore
when
delivering
dissents
from
the
bench.
It’s
a
reminder
that
even
when
we
aren’t
winning,
we’re
still
a
powerful
force
to
be
reckoned
with.

Happy
listening!

---

Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of

The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of

Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
AtL
tipsters
are
the
best,
so
please
connect
with
her.
Feel
free
to
email

her with
any
tips,
questions,
or
comments
and
follow
her
on
Twitter
(@Kathryn1).

You
know
why
you’re
here.

White
&
Case,
which
grossed
$2,387,800,000
in
revenue
for
2020,
is
matching
the
Cravath
associate
compensation
scale.
Have
a
look-see
below.

Class	Base Compensation
1st year	$215,000
2nd year	$225,000
3rd year	$250,000
4th year	$295,000
5th year	$345,000
6th year	$370,000
7th year	$400,000
8th year	$415,000

Now
that
is
a
lot
of
money.
If
you
haven’t
already,
I
recommend
that
you
get
yourself
a
nice
bed
and
weighted
blanket.
No
point
in
making
all
that
cash
and
being
sleep
deprived,
after
all.
The
bumps
to
income
will
be
retroactive
to
January
1st
of
this
year
and
hit
banks
by
March
28th.

(Turn
to
the
next
page
to
see
the
White
&
Case
memo.)

***
Wondering
if
the
grass
is
greener
on
the
in-house
side?
Click
here
for
a
look
inside
the
black
box
of
corporate
counsel
pay
in
our
2021
In-House
Compensation
Report.
***

We
like
hearing
about
salary
increases
almost
as
much
as
you
enjoy
spending
them.
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firm’s
memo
comes
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Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
 He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.

---

---

For
government
lawyers
interested
in
a
transition
to
private
practice,
timing
can
significantly
influence
the
range
of
potential
destinations.
If
you
want
to
maximize
your
opportunities
(and
compensation),
you
need
to
test
the
market,
and
timing
your
exit
optimally
can
provide
a
major
advantage.

Unfortunately,
many
government
lawyers
do
not
consider
the
importance
of
timing
until
it
is
too
late.
They
wait
until
what
seems
like
a
natural
moment
to
make
the
transition:
the
end
of
a
congressional
or
presidential
term.
Only
then
do
they
confront
the
challenge
of
trying
to
move
right
when
the
supply
of
government
lawyers
hitting
the
market
is
reaching
its
peak.

If
you
are
a
government
attorney
considering
a
move
to
private
practice
within
the
next
year
or
so,
it
would
behoove
you
to
take
a
more
strategic
approach.
Specifically,
you
should
explore
the
market
in
the
first
half
of
2022,
when
the
supply
of
candidates
will
be
lower.
The
best
time
to
secure
a
premium
law
firm
position
is
before
the
post-midterm
rush.

Midterm
elections
create
a
surge
in
demand
for
legal
services

The
benefit
of
securing
your
law
firm
job
before
a
flood
of
government
candidates
hits
the
market
is
compounded
further
by
an
uptick
in
demand
for
legal
services
due
to
the
midterms.
The
razor-thin
margin
in
the
House
means
that
any
change
—
and
there
will
be
change
—
can
shift
agendas
and
priorities.
This
will
influence
which
new
laws
Congress
enacts,
as
well
as
which
they
roll
back;
clients
will
need
to
hire
effective
legal
counsel
for
advice
on
how
to
navigate
those
changes.
Former
government
attorneys
at
all
levels
are
uniquely
positioned
to
help
capture
that
business.

Given
the
surge
in
demand
for
advice
from
attorneys
with
unique
insight
into
how
changes
in
Congress
might
influence
operations,
an
election
year
could
be
an
optimal
time
to
start
building
a
practice
as
a
lawyer
with
recent
government
experience.
Having
just
exited
public
service,
your
experience
will
be
especially
fresh
and
relevant.
And
by
beating
the
rush
to
enter
Biglaw,
you
will
give
yourself
a
leg
up
in
launching
a
practice
before
your
peers
with
comparable
government
experience
start
competing
for
the
same
clients.

The
high
demand
for
former
government
attorneys
in
the
period
prior
to
an
election
is
reflected
in
data
from
before
and
after
the
2020
campaign
cycle.
Lateral
Link
analyzed
2,495
attorney
moves
from
government
to
law
firms
in
the
two-year
period
encompassing
2020
and
2021.
Our
analysis
found
that
there
were
43%
more
moves
in
2020
than
in
2021.
The
lesson
is:
do
not
delay.
By
waiting
until
after
the
2022
midterms,
you
risk
a
decrease
in
demand,
as
compared
to
the
current
robust
level.

Strike
while
the
Biglaw
market
remains
exceptionally
hot

The
case
for
making
an
early
move
is
especially
compelling
this
year
because
law
firm
lateral
hiring
has
reached
record
heights.
The
latest
rounds
of
Biglaw
base
salary
increases
in


January


and


February

confirm
what
we
at
Lateral
Link
are
seeing
in
the
lateral
market:
firms
are
struggling
to
attract
and
retain
top-quality
lawyers,
and
they
are
prepared
to
pay
for
talent.

As
with
every
hiring
boom,
the
current
hot
market
will
not
last
forever.
Although
nobody
can
know
for
sure
when
lateral
hiring
will
decelerate,
it
would
be
a
shame
to
wait
until
the
end
of
the
year
and
find
that
not
only
are
many
government
candidates
entering
the
market
at
once,
but
also
that
the
pace
of
law
firm
hiring
has
softened
overall.

Your
government
experience
is
marketable,
even
if
your
tenure
has
been
relatively
brief

Some
potential
candidates
who
are
Biden
administration
political
appointees
may
worry
that
now
is
too
early
to
move
to
private
practice.
Individual
circumstances
will
differ,
but
at
least
some
attorneys
in
this
administration
have
already
gained
sufficient
experience
and
connections
to
strengthen
their
skills
and
marketability,
despite
having
been
in
government
for
little
more
than
a
year.
This
is
especially
true
in
the
context
of
a
robust
broader
law
firm
hiring
environment.

Initiating
early
discussions
is
a
no-regret
move

The
best
way
to
find
out
how
marketable
you
are
now
is
to
test
the
market.
Remember
that
exploring
your
options
does
not
commit
you
to
an
immediate
departure
from
government.
It
simply
makes
you
more
informed.
You
have
nothing
to
lose,
and
potentially
much
to
gain,
from
an
initial
conversation
with
a
recruiter
who
specializes
in
government-to-law
firm
transitions
and
who
is
well
placed
to
advise
on
your
unique
circumstances.

*
*
*

Amy
K.
Savage
is
a
Principal
and
the
National
Chair
of
the
Government
Transitions
Group
at
Lateral
Link,
where
she
has
a
special
focus
on
government
and
environmental
hiring.
Amy
has
placed
government
attorneys
of
all
levels,
from
junior
associates
to
practice
group
chairs
and
high-level
officials.

---

Lateral
Link is
one
of
the
top-rated
international
legal
recruiting
firms. With
over
14
offices
world-wide,
Lateral
Link
specializes
in
placing
attorneys
at
the
most
prestigious
law
firms
and
companies
in
the
world.
Managed
by
former
practicing
attorneys
from
top
law
schools,
Lateral
Link
has
a
tradition
of
hiring
lawyers
to
execute
the
lateral
leaps
of
practicing
attorneys.
Click here to
find
out
more
about
us.

As
Biglaw
firms
continue
to
make
it
rain
during
the
latest
(and
perhaps
final)
round
of
the
2022
salary
wars,
associates
are
keeping
their
eyes
glued
to
their
inboxes,
impatiently
waiting
for
their
firms
to
make
matches.
Now,
one
of
the
biggest
Biglaw
firms
of
all
has
entered
the
scene
—
for
the
third
time
—
to
give
its
associates
more
money.

Baker
McKenzie,
a
firm
that
brought
in
$2,899,834,000
gross
revenue
in
2020,
making
it
the
No.
4
firm
in
the
latest
Am
Law
100
ranking,
recently
announced
that
it
would
be
matching
Cravath.
If
you
recall,
the
firm
was
an

early
adopter
of
both
the

Milbank
salary
scale
that
was
released
in
January
and
the

Davis
Polk
salary
scale
that
was
released
just
last
week.

Here’s
Baker
McKenzie’s
new
salary
scale:

The
firm’s
salary
increases
are
retroactive
to
January
1,
and
associates
will
see
more
money
in
their
March
25
paychecks.
Congratulations,
for
the
third
time!

(Flip
to
the
next
page
to
read
the
full
memo
from
Baker
McKenzie.)

Remember
everyone,
we
depend
on
your
tips
to
stay
on
top
of
this
stuff.
So
when
your
firm
matches,
please
text
us
(646-820-8477)
or email
us (subject
line:
“[Firm
Name]
Matches”).
Please
include
the
memo
if
available.
You
can
take
a
photo
of
the
memo
and
send
it
via
text
or
email
if
you
don’t
want
to
forward
the
original
PDF
or
Word
file.

And
if
you’d
like
to
sign
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(which
is
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we’ll
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Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to

email
her
with
any
tips,
questions,
comments,
or
critiques.
You
can
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on

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or
connect
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---

---

Think
the
Cravath
salary
scale
for
associates
is
generous?
Then
feast
your
eyes
upon
the
salary
scale
that’s
being
offered
by
Kaplan
Hecker
&
Fink,
a
firm
that’s
been
around
for
less
than
a
decade
but
consistently
punches
above
its
weight
when
it
comes
to
compensation.

Not
only
are
Kaplan
Hecker’s
raises
higher
than
Cravath’s,
but
the
firm
is
also
offering
mid-year
bonuses
to
associates.
These
are
the
first
such
bonuses
to
have
been
announced
this
year.
Will
any
other
firms
follow
in
Kaplan
Hecker’s
footsteps?
We
shall
see!

Enough
talk,
let’s
check
out
what
kind
of
cash
the
firm
is
offering
to
associates:

Here’s
how
much
more
associates
at
Kaplan
Hecker
will
be
making
than
associates
at
firms
that
are
following
the
Cravath
scale:

Class
of
2021:
$5,000
more
Class
of
2020:
$10,000
more
Class
of
2019:
$25,000
more
Class
of
2018:
$15,000
more
Class
of
2017:
no
difference
Class
of
2016:
$5,000
more
Class
of
2015:
$10,000
more
Class
of
2014+:
$10,000
more

Almost
every
single
class
year
at
the
firm
will
be
making
more
money
(sorry,
Class
of
2017)
than
associates
at
other
firms,
including
entry-level
and
junior
associates,
who
haven’t
received
any
additional
compensation
since
the
Milbank
scale
was
released
in
January.

On
top
of
all
of
that,
the
firm
truly
embraces
humanitarian
causes,
and
as
noted
in
their
bonus
memo,
Kaplan
Hecker
will
be
matching
any
donation
up
to
$2,000
to
an
aid
organization
providing
support
for
the
people
of
Ukraine.

New
salaries
at
the
firm
are
effective
March
7,
and
mid-year
bonuses
will
arrive
in
associates’
bank
accounts
on
June
3.
Congratulations!

(Flip
to
the
next
page
to
read
the
full
memo
from
Kaplan
Hecker
&
Fink.)

Remember
everyone,
we
depend
on
your
tips
to
stay
on
top
of
this
stuff.
So
when
your
firm
matches,
please
text
us
(646-820-8477)
or email
us (subject
line:
“[Firm
Name]
Matches”).
Please
include
the
memo
if
available.
You
can
take
a
photo
of
the
memo
and
send
it
via
text
or
email
if
you
don’t
want
to
forward
the
original
PDF
or
Word
file.

And
if
you’d
like
to
sign
up
for
ATL’s
Bonus
Alerts
(which
is
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list
we’ll
also
use
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please
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enter
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---

Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to

email
her
with
any
tips,
questions,
comments,
or
critiques.
You
can
follow
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on

Twitter
or
connect
with
her
on

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---

---

As
the
old
saying
goes,
third
time’s
a
charm!
And
that’s
increasingly
the
motto
of
Biglaw
firms
trying
to
stay
on
top
of
the
compensation
heap.

The
latest
firm
to
announce
raises
—
their
*third*
round
of
them
—
is
Irell
&
Manella.
The
firm
made
$132,903,000
in
gross
revenue
in
2020,
making
it
183rd
in
the
Am
Law
200.
Irell previously
announced raises,
back
when
the
Milbank
scale
was
the
top
of
the
market.
Then
Davis
Polk
increased
that
scale
for
midlevel
and
senior
associates,
which

the
firm
promptly
matched.
But
then

Cravath
went
and
spoiled
that.
But
Irell
is
committed
to
the
top
of
the
compensation
scale,
so
a
third
round
of
raises
is
in
order.

Yesterday,
the
firm
announced
the
following
compensation
scale:

Class	Base Compensation
1st year	$215,000
2nd year	$225,000
3rd year	$250,000
4th year	$295,000
5th year	$345,000
6th year	$370,000
7th year	$400,000
8th year	$415,000

The
increases
are
retroactive
to
January
1.
You
can
read
the

full
memo
on
the
next
page.

***
Wondering
if
the
grass
is
greener
on
the
in-house
side?
Click
here
for
a
look
inside
the
black
box
of
corporate
counsel
pay
in
our
2021
In-House
Compensation
Report.
***

Remember
everyone,
we
depend
on
your
tips
to
stay
on
top
of
important
bonus
updates,
so
when
your
firm
matches,
please
text
us
(646-820-8477)
or email
us (subject
line:
“[Firm
Name]
Matches”).
Please
include
the
memo
if
available.
You
can
take
a
photo
of
the
memo
and
send
it
via
text
or
email
if
you
don’t
want
to
forward
the
original
PDF
or
Word
file.

And
if
you’d
like
to
sign
up
for
ATL’s
Bonus
Alerts
(which
is
the
alert
list
we
also
use
for
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announcements),
please
scroll
down
and
enter
your
email
address
in
the
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below
this
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If
you
previously
signed
up
for
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you
don’t
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You’ll
receive
an
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notification
within
minutes
of
each
bonus
announcement
that
we
publish.
Thanks
for
all
of
your
help!

---

Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of

The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of

Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
AtL
tipsters
are
the
best,
so
please
connect
with
her.
Feel
free
to
email

her with
any
tips,
questions,
or
comments
and
follow
her
on
Twitter
(@Kathryn1).

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