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Bonus season is exciting, but no matter how nice it is to get a little extra it’s always better to get your money guaranteed. So for these associates, Friday the 13th is turning out to be pretty lucky after all.
As the legal industry continues to flatten salaries across locations, Alston & Bird associates in the Charlotte office got the good news that they will now be paid per the prevailing NY Cravath scale for all classes. The bonuses remain discretionary, but at the end of the day there’s not much to complain about when you’re taking home $190K in Charlotte because the cost of living there is, shall we say, cheaper.
The news was reportedly delivered via town hall so we don’t yet know if this is localized to the Charlotte office or if other non-NY markets are receiving identical news right now. If you’re an Alston & Bird associate in another office, drop us a line to let us know by email (tips@abovethelaw.com), by text message (646-820-8477), or by tweet (@ATLblog)
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