Florida firm Holland & Knight will raise pay for its first-year associates to $120,000 annually. The raise will be effective for Miami, Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach. Amongst Florida firms, only White and Case is known to pay as much as $120,000 at this level.

Cozen O’Connor has opened a new Miami office focusing on commercial litigation and eventually corporate transactional work. The office has been seeded with three former Shook, Hardy, & Bacon partners, and there are plans for an immediate associate addition and more attorneys as needed. Source:www.law.com