Michelman & Robinson Exceeds Big Law with Pay Scale Starting at $230K
“Los Angeles-based midsize law firm Michelman & Robinson announced Tuesday a new associate salary scale starting at $230,000, outpacing Big Law’s latest pay rate for first years. The salary bumps taking effect in 2022 will award salary by “level” rather than class year at Michelman & Robinson,” reports Chinekwu Osakwe in their Reuters.
“The starting point of the new scale at 70-plus-lawyer Michelman & Robinson sits $25,000 higher than the current prevailing first-year salary at many of the nation’s largest law firms. Firm co-founder Sanford Michelman said the new salary scale was developed by a task force, but was subject to his final approval. The response by the associates.”
