Attorneys for hire.

Susman Godfrey LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol joined the ranks last week of law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:^[1]

Clifford Chance, £1,030.2m – International law firm (headquartered in the UK);
Linklaters, £935.

paying their first-year Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. law associates $145,000.

In addition to benefits, bar exam fees and moving expenses, the package includes at least $15,000 in bonus money.

The rush for more associate pay started in September when Irell & Manella LLP bumped its first year salary up to $140,000, which triggered similar increases at the city's major firms. Quinn Emanuel Oliver Urquhart & Hedges LLP upped the ante to $145,000 in March.

Susman Godfrey is a litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute.

When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. boutique with other offices in Houston, Dallas and Seattle. Associates at the other three offices start at $140,000. There are about 75 lawyers firm-wide.

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Title Annotation:	Susman Godfrey LLP; Irell and Manella L.L.P.; Quinn Emanuel Oliver Urquhart & Hedges L.L.
Publication:	Los Angeles Business Journal
Article Type:	Brief article
Geographic Code:	1USA
Date:	Apr 3, 2006
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