Compensation Guide

USA Regulatory & Legal Salary Guide: Private Practice Edition 2025

This resource will allow both professionals and hiring managers to stay ahead of change in the USA's fast-paced private practice industry.

Attract and retain the legal talent your firm needs

Our guide offers insights that will help hiring managers and legal professionals with the following:

  • Benchmark compensation trends across Big Law (Cravath scale) and Am Law 100–200 firms, with metro vs. non-metro comparisons from 1st to 8th year associate levels
  • Compare compensation trends between metro and non-metro areas to align hiring strategies and career planning
  • Understand how economic pressures, evolving policy, and tech innovation are reshaping private practice legal roles

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