Three Atlanta firms followed Troutman Sanders’ lead in raising salaries. Jones Day, King & Spalding and Alston & Bird are implementing raises that actually put them above Troutman’s first-year associate increase from 115K to 125K. Jones Day’s starting pay will be $135,000, King & Spaulding will pay first-years $130,000, and Alston & Bird raised all associate salaries by 15K, putting first-year pay at $130,000. Alston will also raise salaries in D.C. and New York to match the market increases of last month; D.C. attorneys start at $145,000, and NY associates receive $160,000 in their first year.
Source: www.nylawyer.com