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Summer Associate Salaries

Anyone know what they are for the top 20 firms? (namely Skad...
shimmering temple
  02/15/06
anyone??? someone must know
shimmering temple
  02/15/06
Skadden announced their bump today but hasn't announced anyt...
indigo garrison roast beef
  02/15/06
They also paid $2400 in the past despite having a base salar...
sticky address rigpig
  02/15/06
That's correct, but they did that because everyone else was ...
indigo garrison roast beef
  02/15/06
And cheers to Gibson for supporting my hypothesis
Orange Gaping Depressive
  02/15/06
i wonder if the branch-office-laden firms might be worried a...
Slate faggotry
  02/15/06
I think most firms do a weekend or retreat for all the summe...
sticky address rigpig
  02/15/06
I can see it now, the NYC summers rolling up in their new Be...
Translucent friendly grandma
  02/15/06
Weil has announced $2788/wk by email earlier. HTFH, 1L.
lilac feces liquid oxygen
  02/15/06
i believe STB made it pro-rated. Hazelrah would know.
Aromatic stead
  02/15/06
Yeah, I have a post here: http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?...
sticky address rigpig
  02/15/06
my firm - who announced raised to 145 last week - stated som...
Tantric tanning salon
  02/15/06
arent the firms (those that increased salaries) scared that ...
shimmering temple
  02/15/06
yes. thats why I think my firm is possibly waiting to see i...
Tantric tanning salon
  02/15/06
my firm has failed to say how much summers are getting paid ...
shimmering temple
  02/15/06
I'd imagine they will. No news does not necessarily equal b...
Tantric tanning salon
  02/15/06
sure id rather have the extra 12 dollars a week but i dont t...
Concupiscible Cowardly Azn Parlour
  02/15/06
Yeah, but Gibson's move is really TTT. $378 per week is a bi...
Boyish balding center jew
  02/15/06
Actually there was an explanation that the supposed "$2...
sticky address rigpig
  02/15/06
wow, so gibson is doubly screwing their SAs...first stalling...
Wonderful Claret Fortuitous Meteor
  02/15/06
Courtesy of the fabulous Fiver: http://blog.qiken.org/archi...
carnelian fragrant menage
  02/15/06
Ah, that's what it was. So if $2400 is more than $2404, by ...
sticky address rigpig
  02/15/06


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Date: February 15th, 2006 10:53 AM
Author: shimmering temple

Anyone know what they are for the top 20 firms? (namely Skadden, Weil, Cravath, etc)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5092692)





Date: February 15th, 2006 2:35 PM
Author: shimmering temple

anyone??? someone must know

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5094678)





Date: February 15th, 2006 2:41 PM
Author: indigo garrison roast beef

Skadden announced their bump today but hasn't announced anything to summer associates yet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5094737)





Date: February 15th, 2006 2:43 PM
Author: sticky address rigpig

They also paid $2400 in the past despite having a base salary of $140k. I don't know why firms are dragging their feet on this. Props to Simpson, Cleary, and Paul Weiss for announcing clear and early.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5094761)





Date: February 15th, 2006 2:45 PM
Author: indigo garrison roast beef

That's correct, but they did that because everyone else was at $125k and paying $2400...I'm pretty sure they'll bump to $2788 (or something similar) now that everyone else is. I can't seem them staying at $2400 (but who knows).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5094791)





Date: February 15th, 2006 2:46 PM
Author: Orange Gaping Depressive

And cheers to Gibson for supporting my hypothesis

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5094796)





Date: February 15th, 2006 2:46 PM
Author: Slate faggotry

i wonder if the branch-office-laden firms might be worried about strife across offices among SAs.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5094804)





Date: February 15th, 2006 2:48 PM
Author: sticky address rigpig

I think most firms do a weekend or retreat for all the summers. That could get nasty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5094826)





Date: February 15th, 2006 2:50 PM
Author: Translucent friendly grandma

I can see it now, the NYC summers rolling up in their new Bentleys while the LA associates pedal in on their secondhand Huffys.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5094848)





Date: February 15th, 2006 10:02 PM
Author: lilac feces liquid oxygen

Weil has announced $2788/wk by email earlier. HTFH, 1L.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5098994)





Date: February 15th, 2006 2:36 PM
Author: Aromatic stead

i believe STB made it pro-rated. Hazelrah would know.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5094683)





Date: February 15th, 2006 2:37 PM
Author: sticky address rigpig

Yeah, I have a post here: http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=357285&mc=164&forum_id=2#5049094 If anybody has additions, let me know.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5094688)





Date: February 15th, 2006 3:04 PM
Author: Tantric tanning salon

my firm - who announced raised to 145 last week - stated something to the effect of "the summer associate salaries have yet to be determined, but we assure you they will be no less than 2,400." I figure they are either 1) waiting to get approval from partners before announcing the raise or 2) waiting to get confirmation that other top NYC firms are raising summer associate salaries before they match.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5095003)





Date: February 15th, 2006 3:09 PM
Author: shimmering temple

arent the firms (those that increased salaries) scared that their reputation could be hurt if they fail to raise summer salaries accordingly? (i.e. for recruiting in the fall, etc.. since there would be a lot of bitter associates)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5095041)





Date: February 15th, 2006 3:11 PM
Author: Tantric tanning salon

yes. thats why I think my firm is possibly waiting to see if all other NYC firms increase before they go ahead and raise. Only a handful of firms have announced that increases will apply to summers. If they didn't plan to raise salaries, they would have just said "2400 per week" but they kept the door open to a possible raise.

also: there is a discrepancy as to how much they should raise the salaries. I have heard of summer associate salaries increase to 2788, 2789, and 2800

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5095068)





Date: February 15th, 2006 3:13 PM
Author: shimmering temple

my firm has failed to say how much summers are getting paid at all.. wondering if we are ever going to get that info - the dont seem to be great about keeping us in the loop.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5095083)





Date: February 15th, 2006 3:15 PM
Author: Tantric tanning salon

I'd imagine they will. No news does not necessarily equal bad news - see Gibson Dunn letter thread. Hopefully once a few more firms raise summer salaries, the rest will all follow- just like the raises for full-time attys

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5095113)





Date: February 15th, 2006 9:59 PM
Author: Concupiscible Cowardly Azn Parlour

sure id rather have the extra 12 dollars a week but i dont think 2800 v. 2788 will have much of an impact on recruiting, only $144 if you work 12 weeks. Its like the old 2404 v. 2400 just adding a few more dollars. 2788 seems to be the pro rata for the new 145k.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5098969)





Date: February 15th, 2006 10:02 PM
Author: Boyish balding center jew

Yeah, but Gibson's move is really TTT. $378 per week is a big deal.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5098991)





Date: February 15th, 2006 10:03 PM
Author: sticky address rigpig

Actually there was an explanation that the supposed "$2404/wk" salaries actually paid less than the $2400 ones. It had something to do with $2404 being an indication that the firm paid by the month, and that summer months were longer and thus you ended up making less than $2400/wk. Hopefully somebody else can explain this better than me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5099007)





Date: February 15th, 2006 10:16 PM
Author: Wonderful Claret Fortuitous Meteor

wow, so gibson is doubly screwing their SAs...first stalling at $2404 and second hitting the monthly (or 15th/31st) rather than biweekly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5099117)





Date: February 15th, 2006 10:20 PM
Author: carnelian fragrant menage

Courtesy of the fabulous Fiver:

http://blog.qiken.org/archives/2005/09/when_2404_is_63.html

Also, I have recieved word that Proskauer is raising summer salaries.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5099149)





Date: February 15th, 2006 10:24 PM
Author: sticky address rigpig

Ah, that's what it was. So if $2400 is more than $2404, by the same logic would the difference between $2800 and $2788 be much more than $12?

EDIT: Oh wow, I just did the math. $2788 comes out to something like $2705 by my count.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=360876&forum_id=2#5099197)