Southern California’s Irell & Manella, an intellectual property litigation and general business litigation firm, has announced pay raises for its associates.
As many of you know, in recent days, a number of traditional California based firms have announced increases to the base salaries paid to their associates… So, we are pleased today to announce an increase in the base salaries we will pay to each of our associate classes, effective June 1, as follows (these figures are at an annualized level):
First Year (Class of 2006) — $160,000
Second Year (2005) — $170,000
Third Year (2004) — $185,000
Fourth Year (2003) — $210,000
Fifth Year (2002) — $230,000
Sixth Year (2001) — $250,000
Seventh Year (2000) — $265,000
Eighth Year (1999) — $280,000The partners of the firm appreciate your hard-work and many contributions to the firm’s continuing success.
Irell & Manella LLP was founded in 1941 by lawyers Lawrence E. Irell and Arthur Manella, and has grown to 220 lawyers. It has offices in Century City and Newport Beach.