$160,000 for a Few New Associates in CT

A few national law firms are paying top dollar to new associates in Connecticut .

The Connecticut Law Tribune says these law firms are paying $160,000 to first-years:

-- Bingham McCutchen in Hartford.

-- Kelley, Drye & Warren in Stamford.

-- Dechert in Hartford.

-- Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels in Hartford.

Several other big firms in the state are paying more than $100,000. Overall, first-year salaries have increased by about 9 percent, the legal newspaper says.