NYC Biglaw Associate Compensation Increased By $100K In Just 5 Years – Above the Law

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Seeing that progress in compensation in such a big quantity, on common, exhibits provide and demand forces out there. Associates are extremely wanted particularly within the higher finish of the market.

There have been some actually key occasions which have fueled that fireplace, greater than now we have historically seen, however time will inform on the sustainability of it. It’s pushed by companies pushing to stay aggressive out there.

—  Nathan Peart, govt director of Main, Lindsey & Africa’s affiliate observe group, in feedback given to the American Lawyer, on the steep rise in affiliate compensation over the course of the previous couple of years, as famous within the recruiting company’s newest report. In New York Metropolis particularly, which is described as a “hotbed for affiliate compensation and bonuses,” common whole affiliate compensation has grown by almost $100,000 within the final 5 years.

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