Law firms Updated: Keeping up with the US – Freshfields and Clifford Chance match Cravath associate pay rates Legal Business · 9 June 2016 · 2 min read Law firm management Salaries Freshfields In a bid to compete with its US rivals, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and Clifford Chance have followed in the footsteps of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, matching the salaries of its US-based associates, bringing 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 categoryFreshfields hires ex-Cravath dealmaker in New YorkLaw firmsWill Lewallen28 Jul 2026‘I know how to do deals, but I wanted to make a mark’ – Freshfields dealmaker Sigeti takes the reins in LondonLaw firmsWill Lewallen17 Jul 2026Global elite firms take it away as Uber agrees €13bn acquisition of Delivery HeroLaw firmsKate Peacock17 Jul 2026‘How hard are you prepared to work?’ – partners who’ve made it on how they built a book of businessLaw firmsElisha Juttla9 Dec 2024‘We don’t have a large ship to turn around’ – Eversheds Sutherland co-CEOs to canvas partners on strategy plansLaw firmsAnna Huntley18 Nov 2024NRF to incentivise cross-border work with formalised global management committeeLaw firmsAnna Huntley24 Sep 2024‘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