Cravath/DPW: please note that Susman has raised their base scale past Milbank. They used to pay market base before.
So, in our eyes, their base scale is the market scale now. Please match or beat that!
Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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Susman is a boutique, but it’s Vault ranked and competing for talent with the V10. I think there is a 80% chance Cravath matches.

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Competing sure. But also culturally a very different place than v10

Firms likely won’t. Susman is a boutique—I wish someone else (a v5-v10) would through!

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Let’s see. Just trying to send a message across on what the associates want. And I agree with A2.

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From a firm's perspective, what are the odds of you landing at Susman?

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Near zero, if you're talking Generic Biglaw Firm. But much higher if we're discussing Susman's competitors, which include a couple of the V5.

Susman has consistently paid above market bonuses (by a wide margin) every year. Their slight bump above market on their base salaries is more a symbolic nudge to say "we will always beat the market". Cravath realizes they will never match Susman on total comp and is not trying to start a comp war with them. Same thing goes for Watchell. Cravath real competitors are comp are the DPW, STB, S&C, PW, and Milbanks of the world

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and now another *boutique* has matches Susman...new scale has emerged. Cravath will match....for sure.....

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