Law firms Linklaters the latest to match Cravath’s $180,000 associate pay in New York salary war Legal Business · 23 June 2016 · 1 min read Pay Associates US Cravath, Swaine & Moore Linklaters Linklaters has become the latest, and the last, of the Magic Circle firms in the US to match Cravath, Swaine & Moore’s $180,000 pay for first year associates in New York.This article is for Legal Business subscribers. Please log in or subscribe to read on. Related ContentMore in this categoryCravath makes rare London partner promotion amid 11-strong roundLaw firmsWill Lewallen6 Nov 2026Freshfields lands Anthropic IPO role alongside raft of US firmsLaw firmsEliza Winter26 Oct 2026Trading Places: Sidley continues funds and finance build while Milbank grows its new Chicago officeLaw firmsEliza Winter26 Oct 2026‘Setting ourselves up for the future’ – McDermott ups London trainee pay to £70kLaw firmsElisha Juttla1 Nov 2024Slaughter and May matches magic circle peers with NQ pay hike to £150kLaw firmsTom Cox4 Sep 2024‘At the top of UK associate compensation’ – McDermott hikes London NQ pay to $225kLaw firmsElisha Juttla26 Jul 2024The new £150k benchmark for Magic Circle associates – ‘rewarding the best’, or ‘slightly alarming’?Law firmsLegal Business28 Jun 2024Clifford Chance names Cohen first New York managing partner amid fresh bid to crack America with Houston office openingLaw firmsHolly McKechnie28 Jun 2023Revolving doors: Simpson Thacher, Latham, Sidley lead New Year London movesLaw firmsAnna Huntley9 Jan 2025