Plaintiff Law Firms Pay First-Years $131K on Average, With Raises and Bonuses Highly Variable by RG | Oct 27, 2026 | Law.com Only about 49% of the respondent firms had a structured or lockstep pay raise structure, and 21.5% had no official policy. Only about 49% of the respondent firms had a structured or lockstep pay raise structure, and 21.5% had no official policy.