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Sidley Austin LLP

Main Office: One South Dearborn | Chicago | IL | 60603
Phone: 312-853-7000 | Fax: 312-853-7036
The attorneys, culture, management, and business at Sidley Austin LLP are all fantastic. I highly recommend it.
Our interactions with Kelly Morgan were memorable due to their professional behavior and insightful questions.
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Salary & Benefits

The firm says it is flexible with regards to the billing hours that it requires its associates to put in, but to qualify for a full market-rate bonus, an associate must put in 2,000 hours of which at least 1,800 hours should be of billable work. The remaining hours can be filled by pro bono work and other activities deemed as "eligible work".

Sidley Austin's starting salary is $160,000. The firm pays this starting salary in each of its U.S. offices

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 Chicago 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Dallas 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate San Francisco 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 Washington 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Seattle 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate New York City 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Palo Alto 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Houston 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Boston 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Boston 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Seattle 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Washington 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate San Francisco 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 New York City 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Palo Alto 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Chicago 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Dallas 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Associate Houston 1st Year Yearly   $215,000.00         
Benefits