There's a good article today at Law.com about the direction that associate salaries are headed in the near future. (Update: It's also on ATL.) Interestingly, the article mentions that 55% of the participants in a recent online seminar viewed the salary cuts as only tempory - that might be a ray of hope. However, the consultants were adamant that even further cuts would be necessary. See how much and some other interesting nuggets after the fold.