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This is not accurate; Wachtell did move its base salary. As did Boies and W&C.Anonymous User wrote:Wachtell never matched 180k because their comp was already higher. The same is true for the new scale. No need to send out a memo when all associates already get paid well above-market.Anonymous User wrote:Anyone heard of match activity at one of the above/off-market scale comp firms (Wachtell, Boies Schiller, Willims & Connolly?).
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According to Vault, Wachtell base was 185k.Anonymous User wrote:This is not accurate; Wachtell did move its base salary. As did Boies and W&C.Anonymous User wrote:Wachtell never matched 180k because their comp was already higher. The same is true for the new scale. No need to send out a memo when all associates already get paid well above-market.Anonymous User wrote:Anyone heard of match activity at one of the above/off-market scale comp firms (Wachtell, Boies Schiller, Willims & Connolly?).
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White & Case matches Cravath with bonus (only a good standing requirement)
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Firms with middling revenue per lawyers marks like White and Case and MLB matching is a good sign for everyone else.Anonymous User wrote:White & Case matches Cravath with bonus (only a good standing requirement)
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confirmation?Anonymous User wrote:White & Case matches Cravath with bonus (only a good standing requirement)
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W&C especially will have to considering it already was below market.Anonymous User wrote:This is not accurate; Wachtell did move its base salary. As did Boies and W&C.Anonymous User wrote:Wachtell never matched 180k because their comp was already higher. The same is true for the new scale. No need to send out a memo when all associates already get paid well above-market.Anonymous User wrote:Anyone heard of match activity at one of the above/off-market scale comp firms (Wachtell, Boies Schiller, Willims & Connolly?).
Consider 4yrs, under current W&C scale they get a 250,000 salary and no bonus.
Cravath is 255 + bonus (60k last year) + 15K summer bonus (~320,000 in total comp this year when accounting for the fact that salary increase was mid year).
That's a pretty huge differential
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Imagine being simultaneously smart enough to land a gig at W&C but dumb enough to work there instead of Covington/Wilmer/GDC/A&P given the compensation.Anonymous User wrote:W&C especially will have to considering it already was below market.Anonymous User wrote:This is not accurate; Wachtell did move its base salary. As did Boies and W&C.Anonymous User wrote:Wachtell never matched 180k because their comp was already higher. The same is true for the new scale. No need to send out a memo when all associates already get paid well above-market.Anonymous User wrote:Anyone heard of match activity at one of the above/off-market scale comp firms (Wachtell, Boies Schiller, Willims & Connolly?).
Consider 4yrs, under current W&C scale they get a 250,000 salary and no bonus.
Cravath is 255 + bonus (60k last year) + 15K summer bonus (~320,000 in total comp this year when accounting for the fact that salary increase was mid year).
That's a pretty huge differential
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The cream don't go to White & Case.
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No, they go to Williams & Connolly even though they're given less compensation to do so.Anonymous User wrote:The cream don't go to White & Case.
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Forget about Williams & Connolly. A lot of SCOTUS clerks go to McGuire Woods, which pays...what?...50-60K less BEFORE bonuses?
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RPL is probably a more useful metric in general, but PPP (while keeping leverage, total number of associates, and profitability growth in mind) is probably a better indicator for which firms can afford to give raises. Much bigger deal that Morgan Lewis matched than White & Case, which is more comparable to Sidley, Proskauer, etc.Anonymous User wrote:Firms with middling revenue per lawyers marks like White and Case and MLB matching is a good sign for everyone else.Anonymous User wrote:White & Case matches Cravath with bonus (only a good standing requirement)
They way I’m thinking about it: At White & Case, approx. 319 equity partners have to take a hit to their profits per partner of $2.260MM on account of approx. 1206 associates getting raises. At Morgan Lewis, approx. 717 equity partners have to take a hit to their profits per partner of $1.368MM on account of approx. 950 associates getting raises. For comparison’s sake, let’s assume average additional associates costs of $35K (summer bonus of $15K and salary bump of $20K).
White & Case’s PPP adjusted for associate raises and summer bonuses is $2.128MM, a 5.85% decrease, and Morgan Lewis’s adjusted PPP is $1.322MM, a 3.39% decrease. Morgan Lewis equity partners will experience a smaller decrease, although it’s likely that a biglaw partner making $1.4MM/yr would feel a hit of $46K more than a biglaw partner making $2.3MM/yr would feel a hit of $132K.
Importantly, though, White & Case has averaged 5.0 percent increases per year in PPP over the last five years, while Morgan Lewis has averaged 2.7 decreases. So if White & Case continues to grow at the historical rate, partners will hardly feel the effect this year, and given that summer bonuses are unlikely to become regular occurrences, this is blip on the radar for the wallets of White & Case equity partners. The same can’t be said for Morgan Lewis partners.
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So what you're saying is my firm should raise my pay alreadyNakedPowerOrgan wrote:RPL is probably a more useful metric in general, but PPP (while keeping leverage, total number of associates, and profitability growth in mind) is probably a better indicator for which firms can afford to give raises. Much bigger deal that Morgan Lewis matched than White & Case, which is more comparable to Sidley, Proskauer, etc.Anonymous User wrote:Firms with middling revenue per lawyers marks like White and Case and MLB matching is a good sign for everyone else.Anonymous User wrote:White & Case matches Cravath with bonus (only a good standing requirement)
They way I’m thinking about it: At White & Case, approx. 319 equity partners have to take a hit to their profits per partner of $2.260MM on account of approx. 1206 associates getting raises. At Morgan Lewis, approx. 717 equity partners have to take a hit to their profits per partner of $1.368MM on account of approx. 950 associates getting raises. For comparison’s sake, let’s assume average additional associates costs of $35K (summer bonus of $15K and salary bump of $20K).
White & Case’s PPP adjusted for associate raises and summer bonuses is $2.128MM, a 5.85% decrease, and Morgan Lewis’s adjusted PPP is $1.322MM, a 3.39% decrease. Morgan Lewis equity partners will experience a smaller decrease, although it’s likely that a biglaw partner making $1.4MM/yr would feel a hit of $46K more than a biglaw partner making $2.3MM/yr would feel a hit of $132K.
Importantly, though, White & Case has averaged 5.0 percent increases per year in PPP over the last five years, while Morgan Lewis has averaged 2.7 decreases. So if White & Case continues to grow at the historical rate, partners will hardly feel the effect this year, and given that summer bonuses are unlikely to become regular occurrences, this is blip on the radar for the wallets of White & Case equity partners. The same can’t be said for Morgan Lewis partners.
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If you’re at a firm that’s top 50 in PPP, yeah, probably no reason why they shouldn’t have raised when Morgan Lewis already has.Anonymous User wrote:So what you're saying is my firm should raise my pay alreadyNakedPowerOrgan wrote:RPL is probably a more useful metric in general, but PPP (while keeping leverage, total number of associates, and profitability growth in mind) is probably a better indicator for which firms can afford to give raises. Much bigger deal that Morgan Lewis matched than White & Case, which is more comparable to Sidley, Proskauer, etc.Anonymous User wrote:Firms with middling revenue per lawyers marks like White and Case and MLB matching is a good sign for everyone else.Anonymous User wrote:White & Case matches Cravath with bonus (only a good standing requirement)
They way I’m thinking about it: At White & Case, approx. 319 equity partners have to take a hit to their profits per partner of $2.260MM on account of approx. 1206 associates getting raises. At Morgan Lewis, approx. 717 equity partners have to take a hit to their profits per partner of $1.368MM on account of approx. 950 associates getting raises. For comparison’s sake, let’s assume average additional associates costs of $35K (summer bonus of $15K and salary bump of $20K).
White & Case’s PPP adjusted for associate raises and summer bonuses is $2.128MM, a 5.85% decrease, and Morgan Lewis’s adjusted PPP is $1.322MM, a 3.39% decrease. Morgan Lewis equity partners will experience a smaller decrease, although it’s likely that a biglaw partner making $1.4MM/yr would feel a hit of $46K more than a biglaw partner making $2.3MM/yr would feel a hit of $132K.
Importantly, though, White & Case has averaged 5.0 percent increases per year in PPP over the last five years, while Morgan Lewis has averaged 2.7 decreases. So if White & Case continues to grow at the historical rate, partners will hardly feel the effect this year, and given that summer bonuses are unlikely to become regular occurrences, this is blip on the radar for the wallets of White & Case equity partners. The same can’t be said for Morgan Lewis partners.
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That’s the old salary scale. Fourth years currently make $285,000.Anonymous User wrote:W&C especially will have to considering it already was below market.Anonymous User wrote:This is not accurate; Wachtell did move its base salary. As did Boies and W&C.Anonymous User wrote:Wachtell never matched 180k because their comp was already higher. The same is true for the new scale. No need to send out a memo when all associates already get paid well above-market.Anonymous User wrote:Anyone heard of match activity at one of the above/off-market scale comp firms (Wachtell, Boies Schiller, Willims & Connolly?).
Consider 4yrs, under current W&C scale they get a 250,000 salary and no bonus.
Cravath is 255 + bonus (60k last year) + 15K summer bonus (~320,000 in total comp this year when accounting for the fact that salary increase was mid year).
That's a pretty huge differential
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Nope...re-read any of the salary memos:Anonymous User wrote:That’s the old salary scale. Fourth years currently make $285,000.Anonymous User wrote:W&C especially will have to considering it already was below market.Anonymous User wrote:This is not accurate; Wachtell did move its base salary. As did Boies and W&C.Anonymous User wrote:Wachtell never matched 180k because their comp was already higher. The same is true for the new scale. No need to send out a memo when all associates already get paid well above-market.Anonymous User wrote:Anyone heard of match activity at one of the above/off-market scale comp firms (Wachtell, Boies Schiller, Willims & Connolly?).
Consider 4yrs, under current W&C scale they get a 250,000 salary and no bonus.
Cravath is 255 + bonus (60k last year) + 15K summer bonus (~320,000 in total comp this year when accounting for the fact that salary increase was mid year).
That's a pretty huge differential
2017 (1st year): $190,000
2016 (2nd year): $200,000
2015 (3rd year): $220,000
2014 (4th year): $255,000
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Not to derail, but this math is based on a bad assumption about White & Case: that it’s predominantly American. Less than half the firm’s attorneys are US-based — nowhere near 1200.NakedPowerOrgan wrote:RPL is probably a more useful metric in general, but PPP (while keeping leverage, total number of associates, and profitability growth in mind) is probably a better indicator for which firms can afford to give raises. Much bigger deal that Morgan Lewis matched than White & Case, which is more comparable to Sidley, Proskauer, etc.Anonymous User wrote:Firms with middling revenue per lawyers marks like White and Case and MLB matching is a good sign for everyone else.Anonymous User wrote:White & Case matches Cravath with bonus (only a good standing requirement)
They way I’m thinking about it: At White & Case, approx. 319 equity partners have to take a hit to their profits per partner of $2.260MM on account of approx. 1206 associates getting raises. At Morgan Lewis, approx. 717 equity partners have to take a hit to their profits per partner of $1.368MM on account of approx. 950 associates getting raises. For comparison’s sake, let’s assume average additional associates costs of $35K (summer bonus of $15K and salary bump of $20K).
White & Case’s PPP adjusted for associate raises and summer bonuses is $2.128MM, a 5.85% decrease, and Morgan Lewis’s adjusted PPP is $1.322MM, a 3.39% decrease. Morgan Lewis equity partners will experience a smaller decrease, although it’s likely that a biglaw partner making $1.4MM/yr would feel a hit of $46K more than a biglaw partner making $2.3MM/yr would feel a hit of $132K.
Importantly, though, White & Case has averaged 5.0 percent increases per year in PPP over the last five years, while Morgan Lewis has averaged 2.7 decreases. So if White & Case continues to grow at the historical rate, partners will hardly feel the effect this year, and given that summer bonuses are unlikely to become regular occurrences, this is blip on the radar for the wallets of White & Case equity partners. The same can’t be said for Morgan Lewis partners.
As an aside, this also cuts to the firm’s PPP, which likely understates the profitability attributable to the US partnership.
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I think you’re confusing Williams & Connolly and White & Case. The former has been at 200k for first years since spring 2015 and got a new raise for all years above first this past January.Anonymous User wrote:Nope...re-read any of the salary memos:Anonymous User wrote:That’s the old salary scale. Fourth years currently make $285,000.Anonymous User wrote:W&C especially will have to considering it already was below market.Anonymous User wrote:This is not accurate; Wachtell did move its base salary. As did Boies and W&C.Anonymous User wrote:Wachtell never matched 180k because their comp was already higher. The same is true for the new scale. No need to send out a memo when all associates already get paid well above-market.Anonymous User wrote:Anyone heard of match activity at one of the above/off-market scale comp firms (Wachtell, Boies Schiller, Willims & Connolly?).
Consider 4yrs, under current W&C scale they get a 250,000 salary and no bonus.
Cravath is 255 + bonus (60k last year) + 15K summer bonus (~320,000 in total comp this year when accounting for the fact that salary increase was mid year).
That's a pretty huge differential
2017 (1st year): $190,000
2016 (2nd year): $200,000
2015 (3rd year): $220,000
2014 (4th year): $255,000
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good thing we all anonymous or that guy woulda looked like an idiot
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Come on King & Spalding.
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