Law firms Starting a war: Cravath lifts associate pay for the first time in almost ten years Madeleine Farman · 7 June 2016 · 2 min read US Salaries Cravath, Swaine & Moore In a move likely to trigger similar increases amongst its rivals, Cravath, Swaine & Moore has lifted associate pay for the first time in almost ten years, bumping up base pay to $180,000.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryTrading places: Kirkland launches Phildaelphia transactions practice as Sidley hires Cravath ECM partnerLaw firmsWill Lewallen10 Apr 2026Trading Places: Ropes hires Freshfields levfin co-head as top Kirkland litigator retiresLaw firmsEliza Winter25 Mar 2026Trading places: Paul Hastings hires Cravath investigations chair as Paul Weiss private credit co-head departsLaw firmsEliza Winter13 Jan 2026‘There’s a lot of money in Chicago’ – the city’s top lawyers on what’s driving business in the MidwestLaw firmsAlex Ryan13 Jan 2025Osborne Clarke launches international arbitration offering in MiamiLaw firmsAyesha Ellis12 Sep 2023The American dream: US firms in expansion mode amid wave of international office openingsLaw firmsCharles Avery28 Jun 2022‘After Lehman collapsed, salaries still went up’: Magic Circle NQ pay rises as market coolsLaw firmsHolly McKechnie17 May 2023Time for a reality check on salariesLaw firmsNathalie Tidman28 Apr 2022‘US firms have more buying power’ – Allen & Overy tight-lipped as partnership ushers in lockstep reformLaw firmsNathalie Tidman26 Oct 2020