Corporate Associate Salaries Remain Flat
 October 10, 2004

With the resurgence of the transactional practice and the shortage of trained mid-level corporate associates, some law firm recruiting partners envisioned a cira 2000 salary war for laterals. But higher associate salaries show no sign of occurring in the near future. The view of many firms seems to be that there has been so little transactional work over the past couple of years that even experienced associates have so little training that it does not justify a premium over associates who have no deal experience.