McKee Nelson announced last Friday that it would raise the salaries of its D.C. and NY first year associates to $160,000, matching the increases made by NY firms earlier in the week. This salary hike is an all-time high for a D.C. firm; McKee Nelson was before paying a starting salary of $145,000. No other D.C. firms have given word about a similar decision, but most likely some will eventually follow with a raise of their own.
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