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Starting a war: Cravath lifts associate pay for the first time in almost ten years

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Madeleine Farman
7 June 2016
USSalaries

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.

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