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Milbank bumps first-year pay to $215,000, outflanking Magic Circle in talent war

Pay continues to spiral at top US law firms

American firms are starting to pull ahead of their peers in the City
American firms are starting to pull ahead of their peers in the City Photo: Millbank

US law firm Milbank hiked pay for its junior lawyers to $215,000, heating up the war for talent in the legal sector.

The firm  boosted pay by $10,000 for its more junior lawyers and by $20,000 for its mid-level and senior associates, according to a memo seen by Financial News.

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