Holwell Shuster Matches $240,000 Susman Scale for Associates

A New York litigation boutique has matched a Susman Godfrey salary scale that pays first-year associates $240,000.

Holwell Shuster & Goldberg’s scale goes as high as $465,000 for the most senior associates, the firm’s executive committee said Wednesday in a memo to staff seen by Bloomberg Law.

“We want to thank you for your hard work, your commitment to providing top-tier legal services to our clients, and for continuing to make HSG a very special place to practice law,” the memo said.

The memo shows how elite law firms are shelling out cash to attract and keep talent. Milbank LLP ...