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[... T]he most recent round of associate pay hikes has edged senior associates ever closer to junior partner pay rates. In fact, in some cases, senior associates can come out ahead of partners -- particularly if the firm has a nonequity tier. Here's just one example: At Arent Fox, Chairman Marc Fleischaker says senior associates can earn as much as $280,000 in base salary and -- if they meet targets for generating business -- an additional $100,000 in bonuses. Total: $380,000. First-year nonequity partners start off with a pay rate of $310,000. But they subtract $20,000 to cover their own benefits. Their total: $290,000. Fleischaker says that, while it's true that some associates could earn more than partners, "it doesn't bother us, and we've never heard a complaint." [Law.com] Wie groß sollte der Unterschied vor dem Hintergrund des - hier analog anzuwenden…