http://blogs.mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2008/01/31/dla-piper-to-raise-associate-salaries-too/ Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:41:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 http://blogs.mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2008/01/31/dla-piper-to-raise-associate-salaries-too/#comment-649 Anonymous Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:50:10 +0000 http://blogs.mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2008/01/31/dla-piper-to-raise-associate-salaries-too/#comment-649 The only reason I can figure that these firms are paying this is to keep everyone from asking to transfer to the Washington office. Firms without big D.C. offices should not follow suit. These pay raises inevitably lead to increased billing rates and will eventually price firms out of the work that local businesses need. Venable and DLA have willingly abandoned that work in favor of national practices. They are not representative of Baltimore anymore. The only reason I can figure that these firms are paying this is to keep everyone from asking to transfer to the Washington office. Firms without big D.C. offices should not follow suit. These pay raises inevitably lead to increased billing rates and will eventually price firms out of the work that local businesses need. Venable and DLA have willingly abandoned that work in favor of national practices. They are not representative of Baltimore anymore.

]]> http://blogs.mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2008/01/31/dla-piper-to-raise-associate-salaries-too/#comment-641 F. Pants McFadden Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:22:41 +0000 http://blogs.mddailyrecord.com/ontherecord/2008/01/31/dla-piper-to-raise-associate-salaries-too/#comment-641 It's great if you're getting it, but I don't think its realistic for Baltimore firms. It’s great if you’re getting it, but I don’t think its realistic for Baltimore firms.

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