Jones Day, Asbill & Brennan and Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker are raising starting salaries in Atlanta by $15,000. The raise puts Jones Day up to $150,000 and the other two firms at $145,000. Pay increases for senior associates at Jones Day will be merit-based, and Paul Hastings will not announce 2008 salaries for other associate levels until the end of the year. Sutherland, on the other hand, will pay second-years $150,000, and third through sixth-years will be paid based on a deferred compensation structure that ranges up to $200,000. The raises will go into affect on Jan. 1, 2008.
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