How much are 3-5 yr associates making in big law in Denver? I’m a female and one of my male colleagues told me he makes $10k more than me and we received the same score on our annual review

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Not sure if you are the same person who just posted in Women in Law bowl, but here is my answer from there. With the additional info about your male colleague, that's disheartening to hear, but there are probably less than 10 firms in Denver that have a true "lockstep" which means there is a lot of room for discretion. There are a few firms paying cravath there. Then you have a group that starts at 160 so your 3-5 years are making about 175-190. Then you have another group that starts first years at 140 so 3-5 are making about 150-165. Then there are the other smaller firms that are just all over the board (Like any other market). I'm a legal recruiter and have a good client base in Denver. Happy to chat privately of you are interested.

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Current firm I am at 170k; firm I left ~7 months ago I was at 130k. Both big law.

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