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P R E F A C E

The 2008 LawCrossing Salary Survey (formerly 2007 Judged Salary Survey) is a unique resource

among legal publications. It provides current and essential information on more than 500 of

the top U. S. law firms, including each firm’s primary practice areas, hiring trends, and salary and

benefits information. The Salary Survey is an important resource for several reasons. First, the scope

of the Salary Survey is unmatched in that it details information about more than 500 national

and regional law firms. Second, its coverage is exhaustive, as the firms are analyzed according to

15 different parameters. Third, its degree of detail is substantial. The compilation of thorough

information about each firm — such as year of establishment, number of offices, office locations,

number of attorneys, and key practice areas — make the Salary Survey an invaluable addition to

every law library. The structure of the Salary Survey facilitates its use as a resource: the facts and

tables in each chapter are organized in a clear, accessible format so that readers have volumes of solid

information at their fingertips.

The primary purpose of the 2008 LawCrossing Salary Survey is to serve as a bridge between law

firms and attorneys. Although an overwhelming amount of information about law firms is accessible

from the Internet and numerous other sources, finding trustworthy, accurate information about

law firms is a challenging task. Thus, attorneys and law students who seek to evaluate firms based

on critical hiring and salary information may be overwhelmed at the daunting task of finding and

sorting this information. The 2008 LawCrossing Salary Survey is an invaluable resource in that it is

a compilation of volumes of information in an easy-to-use format that spares readers the frustrating

and time-consuming process of exploring the market and gathering bits of statistical information

about top law firms.

The Salary Survey is designed to provide up-to-date information about recent changes to law firm

salaries, hiring practices, and key practice areas; thus, it allows attorneys and law students to use this

information in the evaluation of their own employment prospects. Here, their academic records,

work histories, and unique talents and abilities will all come into play. Salary Survey is one of the

most important guides any legal professional, who is serious about his career, can own. Over the last

two years, the survey has helped thousands of legal professionals in evaluating their employment

prospects in the U.S. legal marketplace.

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The 2008 LawCrossing Salary Survey

Identifying Trends xiii

Appendix I: First-Year Salaries Offered by Law Firms xiv

Appendix II: Salaries of Summer Associates in Law Firms xv

Appendix III: The Law Firm Size xvi

Appendix IV: Offices of the Law Firms xvii

Adams and Reese LLP 1

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. 6

Adler Murphy & McQuillen LLP 9

Akerman Senterfitt P.A. 11

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP 16

Allen & Overy 21

Allen, Matkins, Leck, Gamble, Mallory, &

Natsis LLP 23

Alston & Bird LLP 26

Anderson Kill & Olick, P.C. 30

Andrews Kurth LLP 33

Archer & Greiner P.C. 37

Arent Fox LLP 41

Armstrong Teasdale LLP 45

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP 50

Arnold & Porter LLP 53

Arnstein & Lehr LLP 58

Ashurst 62

Ater Wynne LLP 65

Aylstock, Witkin, Kreis & Overholtz 68

Baker & Daniels LLP 70

Baker & Hostetler LLP 74

Baker & McKenzie 79

Baker Botts LLP 83

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 86

Balch & Bingham LLP 91

Ball Janik LLP 95

Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP 98

Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. 103

Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLP 106

Barley Snyder LLC 109

Barnes & Thornburg LLP 112

Baron and Budd, P.C. 117

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC 120

The Bayard Firm 123

Beirne, Maynard & Parsons LLP 125

Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC 128

Bergmann and Moore, LLC 131

Berkes Crane Robinson & Seal LLP 133

Best & Flanagan LLP 135

Best Best & Krieger LLP 137

Bickel & Brewer 141

Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP 144

Bingham McCutchen LLP 147

Blake Cassels and Graydon LLP 151

Blank Rome LLP 154

Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP 159

Bollinger, Ruberry & Garvey 163

Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC 165

Bondurant, Mixson, & Elmore, LLP 170

Borton Petrini, LLP 173

Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, PLC 176

Bowen & Lloyd, PLC 180

Bracewell & Guiliani LLP 182

Bradley Arant Rose & White LLP 186

Brault Palmer Grove White & Steinhilber LLP 190

Bricker & Eckler LLP 192

Briggs and Morgan, P.A. 196

Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione 199

Broida and Associates, Ltd. 203

Bromberg & Sunstein LLP 205

Brown McCarroll LLP 208

Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels LLP 211

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck 215

Brunswick Group LLP 220

Buchalter Nemer 223

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC 225

Budd Larner, P.C. 231

Bullivant Houser Bailey PC 234

Burns & Levinson LLP 239

Burr & Forman LLP 243

Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens & Cannada PLCC 247

Butzel Long 249

TA B L E O F C O N T E N T S

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Bryan Cave LLP 254

Cades Schutte LLP 259

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP 262

Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP 266

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP 269

Cantey & Hanger 272

Carlsmith Ball LLP 275

Carlton Fields 278

Carr McClellan Ingersoll Thompson & Horn 283

Carrington, Coleman, Sloman & Blumenthal, LLP 285

Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP 288

Cesari and McKenna LLP 291

Chadbourne & Parke LLP 293

Chamberlain, Hrdlicka, White, Williams & Martin 297

Chapman and Cutler LLP 300

Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP 304

Christensen, Miller, Fink, Jacobs, Glaser, Weil &

Shapiro, LLP 307

Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP 309

Clark & Elbing LLP 313

Clark Hill PLC 315

Clark, Thomas & Winters 319

Clausen Miller P.C. 322

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 326

Clifford Chance LLP 330

Clyde & Co 333

CMS Cameron McKenna

(CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre) 336

Cohen & Grigsby, P.C. 339

Cole, Schotz, Meisel, Forman & Leonard, P.A. 343

Conn Kavanaugh Rosenthal Peisch & Ford LLP 346

Connell Foley LLP 348

Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP 351

Cooley Godward Kronish LLP 354

Cooley Manion Jones LLP 359

Corboy & Demetrio PC 361

Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP 363

Covington & Burling LLP 366

Cowles & Thompson 370

Cox Smith Matthews Incorporated 373

Cox Castle & Nicholson, LLP 376

Cozen O’Connor 379

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP 385

Crowe & Dunlevy 387

Crowell & Moring LLP 391

Cummings & Lockwood LLC 394

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP 398

Davis & Harman LLP 402

Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP 404

Davis Polk & Wardwell 408

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 411

Davis, Malm & D’Agostine PC 416

Day Pitney LLP 418

Debevoise & Plimpton LLP 422

Dechert LLP 425

Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP 430

Dickinson Wright PLLC 435

Dickstein Shapiro LLP 439

Dilworth Paxson LLP 442

Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 445

DLA Piper 450

Dorsey & Whitney LLP 457

Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC 462

Downey Brand LLP 466

Doyle Restrepo Harvin & Robbins, LLP 469

Dreier & Baritz LLP 471

Drew Eckl & Farnham, LLP 473

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 475

Duane Morris LLP 479

Duncan & Allen 484

Dykema Gossett PLLC 486

Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC 490

Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP 494

Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP 499

Epstein Becker & Green P.C. 502

Faegre & Benson LLP 506

Farella Braun & Martel LLP 510

Farrell Fritz, P.C. 513

Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens, P.C. 516

Fennemore Craig, P.C. 518

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Fenwick & West LLP 522

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &

Dunner LLP 526

Fish & Richardson P.C. 530

Fisher & Phillips LLP 534

Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto 539

Foley & Lardner LLP 542

Foley Hoag LLP 547

Folger Levin & Kahn LLP 550

Ford & Harrison LLP 553

Foster Pepper PLLC 558

Fowler White Boggs Banker P.A. 562

Fox Rothschild LLP 566

Fredrikson & Byron, P.A. 572

Freeborn & Peters LLP 575

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer 577

Frey Petrakis Deeb Blum & Briggs 580

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP 582

Frost Brown Todd LLC 585

Fulbright & Jaworski LLP 591

Fulwider Patton LLP 596

Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A. 598

Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP 602

Garvey, Schubert & Barer 606

Gibbons, Del Deo, Dolan, Griffinger, &

Vecchione, P.C. 610

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 614

Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla 618

Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. 620

Godwin Pappas Ronquillo L.L.P 624

Goldberg Kohn 627

Goodsill Anderson Quinn & Stifel LLP 630

Goodwin Procter LLP 633

Gordon & Rees LLP 636

Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger &

Hollander, LLC 641

Gordon, Thomas, Honeywell, Malanca, Peterson &

Daheim L.L.P 644

Goulston & Storrs, PC 647

Graham & Dunn 650

Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody 652

Gray, Plant, Mooty, Mooty & Bennett, P.A. 654

Greenbaum, Rowe, Smith & Davis LLP 658

Greenberg Glusker 660

Greenberg Traurig, LLP 663

Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC 671

Gunderson Dettmer 674

Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. 677

Hall & Evans LLC 680

Hall, Booth, Smith & Slover PC 682

Hancock & Estabrook, LLP 685

Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin 687

Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, LLP 690

Harris Beach PLLC 694

Harris, Wiltshire & Grannis LLP 699

Harry Gee, Jr. & Associates 701

Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP 703

Hartman & Craven LLP 707

Hawkins & Parnell LLP 709

Haynes and Boone, LLP 711

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P. A. 716

Heller Ehrman LLP 719

Helms Mulliss & Wicker, PLLC 724

Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP 728

Hodgson Russ LLP 734

Hogan & Hartson LLP 738

Holland & Hart LLP 743

Holland & Knight LLP 749

Holme Roberts & Owen LLP 756

Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn LLP 760

Hoover Slovacek LLP 763

Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin 765

Howrey LLP 768

Hughes & Luce, LLP 772

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP 776

Hunton & Williams LLP 780

Husch & Eppenberger, LLC 785

Ice Miller LLP 789

Irell & Manella LLP 793

Jackson Lewis 796

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Jackson Walker LLP 802

Jacob, Medinger, & Finnegan LLP 806

Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro LLP 808

Jenner & Block LLP 811

Jones Day 815

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere &

Denegre L.L.P. 821

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP 825

Kacal, Adams & Law PC 830

Karr Tuttle Campbell 832

Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP 835

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 838

Kaye Scholer LLP 842

Keesal, Young & Logan, P.C. 847

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP 850

Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP 854

Kenyon & Kenyon LLP 858

Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 861

Kimble, MacMichael & Upton 865

King & Spalding LLP 867

Kirkland & Ellis LLP 871

Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP 875

Kirschenbaum & Kirschenbaum P.C. 881

Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear, LLP 883

Kraft Palmer Davies, PLLC 887

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP 889

Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard 892

Kutak Rock LLP 895

Ladas & Parry LLP 900

Lahive & Cockfield LLP 902

Lane Powell PC 904

Latham & Watkins LLP 910

Lathrop & Gage L.C. 915

Law Offices of Wong, Wong & Associates, P.C. 920

Leahey & Johnson P.C. 922

LeClair Ryan 924

Leonard, Street and Deinard, P.A. 929

Lewis and Roca LLP 932

Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP 936

Lewis, Rice, & Fingersh, L.C. 940

Leydig Voit & Mayer, LTD 943

Lindquist & Vennum PLLP 946

Linklaters 949

Lionel Sawyer & Collins 952

Locke, Liddell & Sapp LLP 956

Loeb & Loeb, LLP 960

Lord, Bissell & Brook LLP 963

Lovells 967

Lowenstein Sandler PC 970

Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, LLP 974

Mager Law Group 978

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP 980

Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP 984

Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw LLP 987

Maynard, Cooper & Gale, P.C. 991

McAfee & Taft 995

McCarter & English, LLP 997

McDermott Will & Emery 1001

McDonough Holland & Allen PC 1006

McGinnis, Lochridge & Kilgore LLP 1009

McGlinchey Stafford PLLC 1012

McIntosh, Sawran, Peltz & Cartaya, P.A. 1015

McKee Nelson LLP 1017

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP 1020

McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton 1024

McLeod, Alexander, Powel & Apffel, P.C. 1027

McNair Law Firm, P.A. 1029

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC 1032

Mendes & Mount, LLP 1036

Merchant & Gould P.C. 1038

Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1042

Middleton Reutlinger 1046

Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP 1048

Milberg Weiss LLP 1051

Miles & Stockbridge P.C. 1053

Miller & Chevalier Chartered 1057

Miller & Martin PLLC 1060

Miller Johnson Snell & Cummiskey, PLC 1064

Miller Nash LLP 1067

Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. 1071

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Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo P.C. 1076

Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp LLP 1080

Mitchell Warner Law Offices, P.A. 1083

Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP 1085

Moore & Van Allen PLLC 1089

Morgan & Finnegan, LLP 1092

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1095

Morris James LLP 1102

Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP 1105

Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP 1107

Morrison & Foerster LLP 1112

Morrison, Mahoney & Miller LLP 1117

Moses & Singer LLP 1120

Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass 1123

Much, Shelist, Freed, Denenberg, Ament, Bell &

Rubenstein PC 1126

Munger, Tolles, & Olson LLP 1128

Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C. 1131

Murphy Wasinger, LC 1134

Murtha Cullina LLP 1136

Musick Peeler & Garrett LLP 1140

Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg LLP 1143

Needle & Rosenberg 1146

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP 1150

Nexsen Pruet Adams Kleemeier, LLC 1156

Nissenbaum & Associates, LLC 1160

Nixon Peabody LLP 1162

Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus P.A. 1168

Nutter, McClennen & Fish LLP 1171

Ober|Kaler 1175

O’Melveny & Myers LLP 1178

Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP 1182

The O’Quinn Law Firm 1185

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP 1187

Osborne Clarke 1191

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP 1194

Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler LLP 1198

Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard &

Geraldson LLP 1201

Patton Boggs LLP 1203

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP 1207

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 1213

Paule, Camazine &

Blumenthal Professional Corporation 1216

Peabody & Arnold LLP 1218

Pedersen & Houpt 1220

Pepper Hamilton LLP 1222

Perkins Coie LLP 1228

Phelps Dunbar LLP 1233

Phillips Lytle LLP 1238

Pierce Atwood LLP 1242

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 1246

Pircher, Nichols, & Meeks 1251

Plunkett & Cooney, P.C. 1253

Polsinelli, Shalton, Welte & Suelthaus, PC 1257

Porter & Hedges, LLP 1261

Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur LLP 1264

Porzio, Bromberg & Newman, P.C. 1268

Post & Schell, P.C. 1272

Posternak, Blankstein & Lund LLP 1275

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP 1277

Powell Goldstein LLP 1280

Proskauer Rose LLP 1284

Pullman & Comley, LLC 1288

Quarles & Brady LLP 1292

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP 1296

Rackemann, Sawyer & Brewster 1300

Rader, Fishman, & Grauer PLLC 1303

Reed Smith 1305

Reid and Riege, P.C. 1310

Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C. 1312

Rivkin Radler LLP 1315

Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi LLP 1317

Robinson & Cole LLP 1322

Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson 1325

Roetzel & Andress 1328

Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley PC 1333

Ropes & Gray LLP 1337

Rose Law Firm, a Professional Association 1340

Ross, Dixon and Bell, LLP 1342

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Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP 1346

Rubin and Rudman LLP 1351

Ruden McCloskey Smith Schuster Russell, PA 1353

Rutan & Tucker LLP 1357

Salans 1360

Saul Ewing LLP 1363

Schiff Hardin LLP 1368

Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP 1373

Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP 1378

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. 1381

Schwartz Cooper Chartered 1385

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP 1388

Seeger Weiss LLP 1393

Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek 1395

Severson & Werson, a Professional Corporation 1398

Seward & Kissel LLP 1401

Seyfarth Shaw LLP 1404

Shartsis Friese LLP 1408

Shearman & Sterling LLP 1410

Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, PA 1414

Shefsky & Froelich 1417

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1420

Sherin and Lodgen LLP 1424

Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 1426

Shipman & Goodwin LLP 1430

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. 1434

Shulman Rogers Gandal Pordy & Ecker, P. A. 1438

Sidley Austin LLP 1441

Sills Cummis Epstein & Gross P.C. 1444

Simmons & Simmons 1448

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 1450

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom 1453

Smith Anderson Blount Dorsett Mitchell

Jernigan LLP 1457

Smith Gambrell & Russell, LLP 1460

Smith Moore LLP 1463

Smith, Currie & Hancock LLP 1466

Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. 1468

Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP 1473

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP 1478

Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff &

Sitterson, P.A. 1484

Steptoe & Johnson LLP 1487

Stern & Montana, LLP 1491

Stevens & Lee P.C. 1493

Stinson Morrison Hecker LLP 1498

Stirba & Associates 1504

Stites & Harbison, PLLC 1506

Stoel Rives LLP 1510

Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 1516

Strasburger & Price, L.L.P. 1520

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 1524

Sughrue Mion, PLLC 1528

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP 1531

Sullivan & Worcester LLP 1535

Susman Godfrey LLP 1538

Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP 1541

Swift, Currie, McGhee & Hiers, LLP 1546

Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP 1549

Thacher Proffitt & Wood LLP 1553

Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP 1557

Thompson & Knight LLP 1561

Thompson Coburn LLP 1565

Thompson Hine LLP 1569

Thorp Reed & Armstrong, LLP 1573

Tonkon Torp LLP 1576

Torys LLP 1579

Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP 1582

Troutman Sanders LLP 1585

Tydings & Rosenberg LLP 1590

Tyler Cooper & Alcorn, LLP 1593

Ulmer & Berne LLP 1597

Ungaretti & Harris 1600

Ungarino & Eckert, LLC 1603

Venable LLP 1606

Vinson & Elkins LLP 1609

Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease LLP 1613

Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz 1617

Waller, Lansden, Dortch & Davis LLP 1620

Warner Norcross & Judd LLP 1624

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Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A. 1628

Watson Farley & Williams LLP 1631

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP 1633

Welsh & Katz, Ltd. 1637

Weston Benshoof Rochefort Rubalcava Maccuish LLP 1639

White & Case LLP 1642

Whiteford, Taylor & Preston L.L.P. 1646

Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. 1649

Wiggin & Dana 1652

Wildman Harrold 1656

Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A. 1658

Wiley Rein LLP 1662

Williams & Connolly LLP 1666

Williams Mullen 1669

Williams, Kastner & Gibbs PLLC 1674

Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP 1678

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP 1681

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati 1686

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP 1690

Winstead Sechrest & Minick P.C. 1696

Winston & Strawn LLP 1700

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. 1704

Withers Bergman LLP (Withers LLP) 1707

Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen LLP 1710

Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. 1714

Wolff & Samson PC 1717

Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1720

Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP 1726

Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP 1730

Firms Merged

Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan LLP 1733

Beckley Singleton 1733

Blackwell Sanders LLP 1733

Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, LLP 1733

Day, Berry & Howard LLP 1733

Dewey Ballantine LLP 1733

Gardner, Carton & Douglas 1734

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP 1734

Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman &

Robbins LLP 1734

Preston Gates & Ellis LLP 1734

Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd 1734

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I D E N T I F Y I N G T R E N D S

The 2008 LawCrossing Salary Survey provides data about compensation, hiring, and key

practice areas of the top 500+ national and regional U.S. law firms. Taken as a whole, this

information reveals trends that exist across the continuum of law firms that all members of the legal

community — experienced attorneys, junior associates, and matriculating law students — may use

to make career moves or simply to better understand the legal community.

One piece of information that is of interest to all attorneys is a breakdown of current salary trends.

The salary structure of law firms is generally defined by basic parameters such as firm size and

location, salary, and supplemental compensation for lawyers and summer associates. Average starting

salaries for associates in the U. S. has increased if we compare with first-year salaries of 2006.

According to our research, in 2006, approximately 0.4% of the law firms surveyed offered first-year

salaries in the range of $150,000 to $175,000. But in 2007, the percentage of the firms offering

salaries in this range increased to 26.84%. On average, 48% of the surveyed firms offered starting

salaries approximately in the range of $135,000 to $175,000.

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Appendix I: First-Year Salaries Offered by Law Firms

Fig. 1: Comparison of number of firms offering first-year salaries (in different ranges)

during 2006 and 2007

Table 1: Data showing the salaries offered to first-year associates by all law firms’ offices

covered in the 2008 LawCrossing Salary Survey.

Sr. No. Salary Offered in First Year

(in $)

No. Firms % Firms

1 Less than 75,000 9 1.27

2 75,000–89,999 29 4.09

3 90,000–104,999 91 12.85

4 105,000–119,999 105 14.83

5 120,000–134,999 132 18.64

6 135,000–149,999 152 21.47

7 150,000–175,000 190 26.84

Total 708

Illustrative Example: 190 law firms pay first-year associates a salary in the range of $150,000 to $175,000.

Generally, firms prefer to hire attorneys through their summer associate programs. Several law firms

pay their summer associates almost as much as their permanent attorneys. About 50% of summer

associates are paid between $2,400 and $3,100 per week. For the sake of comparison, if we convert

the salary of attorneys to per-week income, we see that about 37% do not draw more than $2,400

per week; meaning that their salary per annum is less than $120,000. The 2007 survey shows that

about 1.5% of the firms surveyed pay their associates below $1,200 a week. We can compare this

with the 2006 survey, where less than 1% of the firms surveyed were paying below $1,200.

F irs t Y e a r Sa la r ie s O ffe re d b y La w F irm s

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Appendix II: Salaries of Summer Associates in Law Firms

Fig. 2: Comparison of number of firms offering salaries to summer associates (in different

ranges) during 2006 and 2007

Table 2: Data showing the salaries offered to summer associates.

Sr. No. Salary Offered per Week

(in $)

No. Firms % Firms

1 less than 1,200 10 1.5

2 1,200–1,599 73 10.8

3 1,600–1,999 121 17.9

4 2,000–2,399 132 19.5

5 2,400–2,799 174 25.7

6 2,800–3,100 165 24.4

7 more than 3,100 2 0.3

Total 677

Illustrative Example: 174 top law firms pay their summer associates salaries in the range of $2,400 to $2,799 per week.

Aspiring attorneys are always eager to learn about the important parameters of a large law

firm. Is it the size, the number of offices, or the geographical location of a firm’s office that

matters most?

S alaries o f S u m m er Asso c ia tes in law firm s

050

100150

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Appendix III: The Law Firm Size

Table 3: Data showing the number of attorneys employed by the top law firms

Sr. No. No. Attorneys Employed No. Firms % Firms

2006 2007 2006 2007

1 1–99 146 135 28.6 27.2

2 100–199 140 133 27.5 26.8

3 200–499 129 131 25.3 26.4

4 500–999 61 60 12 12.1

5 1000–1999 24 27 4.7 5.4

6 More than 2000 10 10 2 2.1

Total 510 496

Illustrative example: 135 firms (27.2%) of the total law firms surveyed employ less than 100 lawyers in all their offices.

Of the top law firms, only a few have more than 20 locations (i.e., Baker & McKenzie, Jones

Day, and DLA Piper). Nearly half of the total firms surveyed (47.5%) have fewer than four

locations. About 95 % of the firms surveyed have fewer than 20 offices.

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Appendix IV: Offices of the Law Firms

Table 4: Data showing the number of offices set up by the law firms.

Sr. No. No. Offices per Firm No. Firms % Firms

2006 2007 2006 2007

1 1–4 251 233 48.7 47.5

2 5–9 151 141 29.3 28.7

3 10–14 57 62 11.1 12.6

4 15–19 30 28 5.8 5.7

5 20–49 22 24 4.3 4.9

6 More than 50 4 3 0.8 0.6

Total 515 491

The trends presented in this survey of the selected firms are based on the data collected

from NALP, Martindale, and the websites of the respective law firms.

Reference:The 2007 Judged Salary Survey. Compiled by Judged. Las Vegas: Judged, 2007

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Main Office1, 2

Adams and Reese LLP

One Shell Square

701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500

New Orleans, LA 70139

Mrs. Kristen Koppel

(Legal Recruiting Manager)

Facts3

Year of Establishment 1951

Number of Offices 10

Number of Attorneys 300+

About the Firm4, 5

Adams and Reese is a diverse law firm with more than 300 attorneys in offices throughout the South

Central United States. The firm not only provides services in the legal arena, but also represents

clients in litigation and transactional matters and general client counseling. The clients of the

firm range from S corporations to regional businesses to Fortune 100 organizations. The firm has

developed HUGS -- a volunteer program called Hope, Understanding, Giving, and Support -- and

encourages pro bono services with programs such as CA&RE (Caring Adams & Reese Employees)

as part of its commitment toward the community. The firm offers a comfortable and friendly work

atmosphere and hires diverse and well-qualified professionals.

Hiring Criteria6

All applicants have to fulfill certain conditions, which include being among, preferably, the top 25%

of their classes and having experiences in moot court, law review, and/or judicial clerkship.

Attorney Recruiting

The firm hires first-year associates from its summer associate program. Third-year law students who have

not undergone training in clerkship for the firm cannot apply for the position of first-year associate.

Summer Associate Program

Only second-year law students with excellent academic records are hired by the firm to participate

in its summer associate program. Its Washington, DC, office does not run a summer program. Its

504-581-3234 504-566-0210

http://www.adamsandreese.com

[email protected]

Email

Website

Phone FaxMain Contact

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Birmingham office hires second-year law students as well as a few outstanding students who have

completed only their first year of law school.

Salary7

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location

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Summer

Associate

Mobile, AL (2007) $85,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $1,100/week

New Orleans, Jackson,

Baton Rouge, LA (2007)$90,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $1,250/week

Memphis, TN (2007) $90,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $1,450/week

Birmingham, AL (2007) $95,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $1,250/week

Nashville, TN (2007) $100,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $1,450/week

Houston, TX (2007) $120,000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A $2,000/week

Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation8

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life & AD&D Insurance

Disability Insurance

Workman’s Compensation

401(k)

Employee-Assistance Program

Wellness Program

Flexible Benefit Plan

Pre-Tax Deduction For Transportation/Parking-Reimbursement For Qualifying Expenses

Parental/Sick Leave

Technology (Laptop, PDA etc.)

CLE

Business-Casual Dress Code

Areas of Practice9

I. Litigation Practice Group

Business Litigation

Tort Litigation

Energy & Environmental Litigation

Specialty Litigation

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II. Special Business Services Practice Group

Energy & Environmental

Entertainment & New Media

ERISA & Employee Benefits

Governmental Relations

Healthcare

Intellectual Property & Technology

Labor & Employment

III. Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group

Banking & Finance

Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy

Corporate/Securities/Mergers & Acquisitions

Economic Development

Forestry

Public Finance

Real Estate

Tax

Other Offices10, 11

Firm Location Address

Baton Rouge 450 Laurel Street, Suite 1900

Baton Rouge, LA 70801

Phone: 225-336-5200

Fax: 225-336-5220

Birmingham Concord Center

2100 Third Avenue North, Suite 1100

Birmingham, AL 35203

Phone: 205-250-5000

Fax: 205-250-5034

Houston One Houston Center

1221 McKinney Street, Suite 4400

Houston, TX 77010

Phone: 713-652-5151

Fax: 713-652-5152

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Jackson 111 East Capitol Street, Suite 350

Jackson, MS 39201

Phone: 601-353-3234

Fax: 601-355-9708

Memphis Brinkley Plaza

80 Monroe Avenue, Suite 700

Memphis, TN 38103

Phone: 901-525-3234

Fax: 901-524-5419

Mobile RSA Battle House Tower

11 North Water Street, Suite 23200

Mobile, AL 36602

Phone: 251-433-3234

Fax: 251-438-7733

Nashville Fifth Third Center

424 Church Street, Suite 2800

Nashville, TN 37219

Phone: 615-259-1450

Fax: 615-259-1470

Nashville/Music Row 901 18th Avenue South

Nashville, TN 37212

Phone: 615-341-0068

Fax: 615-341-0596

Washington, DC Market Square North

401 9th Street NW, Suite 610 South

Washington, DC 20004

Phone: 202-737-3234

Fax: 202-737-0264

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Referenceshttp://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp?fscid=f325101&yr=2007&orgtypeid=F

http://www.adamsandreese.com/about_the_firm/about.html

http://www.adamsandreese.com/about_the_firm/about.html

http://www.adamsandreese.com/about_the_firm/community_service.html

http://www.adamsandreese.com/about_the_firm/overview.html

http://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp?fscid=f325101&yr=2007&orgtypeid=F

http://www.adamsandreese.com/careers/students.html

http://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp

http://www.nalpdirectory.com/dledir_search_results.asp?fscid=f325101&yr=2007&orgtypeid=F

http://www.adamsandreese.com/practice_areas/full_listing.html

http://www.adamsandreese.com/contact_us/overview.html

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Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C.

Main Office1, 2

One Citizens Plaza, 8th Floor

Providence, RI 02903-1345

Email

[email protected]

Website

http://www.apslaw.com

Main Contact

N/A

Phone

401-274-7200

Fax

401-751-0604

Facts3, 4

Year of Establishment 1960

Number of Offices 3

Number of Attorneys 67

About the Firm5, 6

Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C., is a medium-sized firm offering specialization in various practice areas

for a diverse clientele. The mainstay is civil and criminal trial work. The firm’s talented attorneys

offer services in 25 practice areas to clients that include Fortune 100 and 500 corporations, public

and private businesses of all sizes, and NGOs. Well-known among the defense bar, the firm offers

consistent mentoring and training programs in a fast-paced environment. The firm has a tradition of

hiring laterals who have trained at other firms. It has offices in several other New England locations.

Hiring Criteria7, 8

Attorney Recruiting

Practicing attorneys with strong credentials are recruited by the firm.

Summer Associate Program

The firm seeks applications from second-year law students with good academic credentials.

Salary

N/A

Benefits/Package/Supplemental Compensation

N/A

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Areas of Practice9

Administrative LawAlternative Dispute ResolutionAppellateBankruptcy LawBusiness & Corporate LawCommercial FinanceConstruction LawCriminal Law/White-Collar DefenseEnergy & TelecommunicationsEnvironmental LawFinancial & Estate PlanningGovernmental & LegislativeHealthcareHigher EducationInsuranceIntellectual PropertyLabor & EmploymentLitigationMergers & AcquisitionsProducts Liability Law/Toxic Tort LawPublic FinanceReal EstateSecurities LawTax LawTechnology Law

Venture Capital

Industries10

BiotechnologyChemicalsConstructionElectronicsEnergyFiber OpticsFinancial ServicesGamingGovernmental EntitiesHealthcareHigher EducationHospitalityIndustrial Ceramics

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InsuranceJewelryMedical DevicesMotion Pictures & TelevisionPharmaceuticalsPlasticsPrecious MetalsPublic SectorReal EstateRetailSports & EntertainmentTelecommunicationsTextilesUtilities & Energy

Wire & Cable

Other Offices11

Firm Location Address

Boston 175 Federal Street

Boston, MA 02110-2210

Phone: 617-482-0600

Fax: 617-482-0604

New Hampshire PO Box 536

Bristol, NH 03222-0536

Phone: 603-744-1021

Fax: 603-744-2799

Referenceshttp://www.apslaw.com/recruit.cfm?view=1

http://www.martindale.com/Adler-Pollock-Sheehan-PC/law-firm-540820.htm

http://www.apslaw.com/firm.cfm

http://www.apslaw.com/


http://www.apslaw.com/pdf/brochure.pdf


http://www.apslaw.com/recruit.cfm?view=1

http://www.apslaw.com/groups.cfm

http://www.apslaw.com/industries.cfm

http://www.apslaw.com/index.cfm

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Firms Merged

Alschuler Grossman Stein & Kahan LLP

This firm joined with Bingham McCutchen LLP in 2007. For details please refer to Bingham

McCutchen LLP.

Beckley Singleton

Beckley Singleton, one of the oldest law firms in the State, has combined with Lewis and Roca,

LLP. As of September 1, 2007, the combined entity is doing business in Nevada under the

name of Lewis and Roca, LLP. Please see Lewis and Roca for information.

Blackwell Sanders LLP

Blackwell Sanders LLP completed its merger with Husch & Eppenberger, LLC on 3rd January

2008. The official new name of the law firm is Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP. For details,

please refer to Husch Blackwell Sanders, LLP.

Brown Raysman Millstein Felder & Steiner, LLP

In 2006, technology and real estate–finance law specialist Brown Raysman Millstein Felder &

Steiner, LLP merged with construction, energy, and project-finance law experts Thelen Reid &

Priest, LLP. The new firm is now known as Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, LLP. For

details please refer to Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, LLP.

Day, Berry & Howard LLP

On January 1, 2007, the merger of Day, Berry & Howard LLP and Pitney Hardin LLP became

effective, creating Day Pitney LLP, a firm of approximately 400 attorneys operating in nine

offices located in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Boston, and Washington, DC. For details

please refer to Day Pitney LLP.

Dewey Ballantine LLP

Dewey & Ballantine LLP combined with LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP in 2007. The

two firms started operating as Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (“Dewey & LeBoeuf ”) effective October

1, 2007. For details please refer to Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.

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Gardner, Carton & Douglas

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and Gardner Carton & Douglas LLP merged in November, 2006,

and the combined firm is now known as Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP. For details please refer to

Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP.

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP

LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae LLP combined with Dewey & Ballentine LLP in 2007. The

two firms started operating as Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP (“Dewey & LeBoeuf ”) effective October

1, 2007. For details please refer to Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP.

Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP

The firm has changed its name from Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP to

Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP (“Coughlin Stoia”). For details please refer to

Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP.

Preston Gates & Ellis LLP

Preston Gates & Ellis LLP merged with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham LLP

(K&LNG) effective January 1, 2007. The combined entity is now called Kirkpatrick &

Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP, and the firm is branded as “K&L Gates.” For details on K&L

Gates, please refer to Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis, LLP.

Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd

Sachnoff & Weaver Ltd., a leading Chicago law firm, and Reed Smith LLP, a Top-20

international law firm, have merged effective March 1, 2007. Now Sachnoff & Weaver Ltd. is

known as Reed Smith. For details please refer to Reed Smith.

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