Latham & Watkins LLP.
Main Office: 355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 100 | Los Angeles | CA | 90071-1560
Phone: 213.485.1234 | Fax: 213.891.8763
Website: https://www.lw.com/
Salary & Benefits
Latham & Watkins's starting salary is $160,000. The figure stays the same for all members of each class year when it comes to the base salary. For associates who are able to complete at least 1,900 hours, there is a guarantee of a base bonus amount, which from 2009 to 2011 was above average in the industry. Latham & Watkins's profits per equity partner in 2009 were $1,900,000, with the firm securing an 82nd percentile.
| Title | Branch/ City |
Exp. year | Period | Min Base Salary |
Avg Base Salary |
Max Base Salary |
Min Bonus Salary |
Avg Bonus Salary |
Max Bonus Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate | New York City | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Costa Mesa | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Los Angeles | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Los Angeles | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | San Diego | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Washington | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Chicago | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Menlo Park | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | San Francisco | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Boston | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Houston | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Austin | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Austin | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Boston | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Chicago | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Costa Mesa | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Houston | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Los Angeles | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Los Angeles | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Menlo Park | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | New York City | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | San Diego | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | San Francisco | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 | |||||
| Associate | Washington | 1st Year | Yearly | $215,000.00 |
Benefits
- 401(k)/IRA/Other Retirement Plan
- Bar Association Fees
- Business Casual Dress Code
- CLE
- Dental Insurance
- Domestic Partner Benefits
- Employee Assistance Program
- Family/Dependent Care Leave
- Flexible Spending Account/Pre-Tax Option
- Life/AD&D Insurance
- Long-term Care Insurance
- Long-term Disability Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Medical Spending Account
- Parental Leave
- Relocation Expenses
- Short-term Disability Insurance
- Sick Leave
- Technology (Laptop, PDA, etc.)
- Vacation Leave
- Vision Insurance
Benefits Package:
Parental Care Leave: 18 weeks for birth mothers who are primary caregivers; 18 weeks for adoptive parents who are primary caregivers; 10 weeks for other primary caregivers; 4 weeks for non-primary caregivers (both birth and adoptive parents). Family/Dependant Care Leave includes leave for placement of a child for adoption or foster care, or a family member with a serious health condition. All associates have an automatic option to return from a Parental Care Leave at a reduced-pace schedule for a six month period without prior approval, under the PRO RATA (Pace Reduction Option for Returning Associates to Adjust) Program. The firm also offers subsidized in-home and center-based back-up child care and elder care. The firm offers a $10,000 referral bonus (payable in two $5,000 increments at time of hire and one-year anniversary of hire) for each lateral associate hire that a current associate introduces to the firm.
