Survey finds new lawyer salaries remain stable.

The national median salary for first-year associates this year ranged from $59,500 in firms of two-25 attorneys to $113,000 in firms of 500 or more lawyers, according to the National Association for Law Placement.

A first-year median for all firms participating in the annual NALP survey was $93,190.

A comparison with figures reported as of April 2002, April 2001, and April 2000 reveals that first-year salaries have remained stable in firms of 251 or more attorneys during this period, with a median of about $110,000, NALP said.

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