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Biglaw Firm's Bonuses Leave A Lot To Be Desired

Bonuses at Fox Rothschild below market

Fox Rothschild bonus structure favors higher billable hours [ more ]

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Biglaw Firm Offers Raises To Associates, Along With Mega-Bonuses Of Up To $172,500 For Its Busiest Billers

Katten Muchin announces raises and bonuses using the Cravath scale

Associates who billed high have the potential to earn above-market bonuses [ more ]

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Good: Biglaw Firm Encourages Charitable Donations. Bad: Biglaw Firm Reminds Associates They Haven't Gotten Raises.

Associates at Biglaw firms that have not matched the new Milbank/Cravath compensation scale are anxiously awaiting news on raises.

Allen & Overy faced backlash for asking associates to donate a portion of their salaries to charity before announcing if they would receive bonuses. [ more ]

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On Top Of Raises, This Top 10 Biglaw Firm Is The First To Offer Supersized Bonuses To Super-Senior Associates

Ropes & Gray is rewarding super-senior associates with high salaries and bonuses.

The firm is the first to offer higher bonus payouts for super-senior associates. [ more ]

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Biglaw Firm Spreading Big Money To Associates

Mayer Brown announces raises and bonuses for associates

The firm's New York office has released the details of the raises and bonuses [ more ]

ABA Journal

This is the No. 1 reason associates stay at their law firms, new study says

Compensation is the top reason associates stay at law firms

Associates value recognition for their work and the toll it takes on their lives [ more ]

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Biglaw Firm Raises Salaries - Still Lags Behind Competition On Compensation

Seyfarth Shaw is giving associates a $20,000 raise, but it still lags behind the pay scale set by other firms.

The firm has consistently fallen behind in compensation and is facing associate dissatisfaction, with many looking to lateral elsewhere. [ more ]

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Top Biglaw Firm Announces Big-Time Raises, Bonuses For Associates

WilmerHale has chosen to use the Cravath scale for its compensation increases for associates.

The firm is also matching the Cravath bonus scale for year-end bonuses. [ more ]

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Biglaw Associates Are Tired Of The 'New Normal' And Want More Remote Work

Associates want the freedom and flexibility of working remotely without corporate protocols and procedures.

The lack of remote work opportunities is seen as a negative culture shift at law firms. [ more ]

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4 months ago

Across Biglaw Firms, The Future Really Is Female

In 2023, more women were employed as associates at U.S. law firms than men, marking the first time women outnumbered men.

The demographics of law firms reflect the changing demographics of law schools, where women have outnumbered men for the past 8 years. [ more ]

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Hocus-Pocus! Biglaw Firm Casts Spell And Makes Higher Salaries Magically Appear

Freshfields has announced salary increases for its U.S. associates, using the Cravath scale for compensation.

Bonuses will also be paid according to the Cravath bonus scale. [ more ]

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US Elections

Opinion | Trump's O.G. Henchmen Would Like a Word With America

The article discusses the Republican figures showing support for Donald Trump during his trial and emphasizes the questionable characters Trump surrounds himself with. [ more ]

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Deliverability

Biglaw Firm Adjusts Bonus Policy To Hand Out Big Bucks - But Only To Its Biggest Billers

McGuireWoods has introduced a new bonus policy for associates, rewarding high billable hours with significant bonuses. [ more ]

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07 February 2024

European jazz awards announced

Interview with saxophonist Marshall Allen

New associates of the Royal Academy of Music [ more ]

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Just How Ruthless Were These Reed Smith Firings?

Reed Smith fired multiple associates over alleged billing errors

Associates were not given severance and some were denied maternity leave and had their healthcare discontinued [ more ]

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Top 50 Biglaw Firm Announces New Compensation Scheme, With Extra Cash For The Highest Billers

Arnold & Porter has confirmed its compensation increases for associates using the Cravath scale

Associates at the firm will see salary increases ranging from $225,000 to $435,000 [ more ]

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