Associate Bonus Watch 2009
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Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Cahill Gordon Gives Out Mid-Year Bonuses
Yes, you read that headline correctly. Out of nowhere, Cahill Gordon & Reindel has decided to give out a mid-year bonus. Not Cravath, not S&C, but Cahill Gordon. The same Cahill Gordon that is one of the few firms to have significant layoffs in 2010. This is the firm that could push the market towards […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Bonuses, Money
Springtime for Bonuses At Sullivan & Cromwell?
Last year, while law firms were still feeling the worst of the recession, Sullivan & Cromwell provided some springtime cheer to its associates. The firm paid a spring bonus in 2009. The payment was less than the one the firm made in 2008, but still, it was extra money in 2009. At the time, we […] - Sponsored
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Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Associate Salaries, Bonuses, Killing Lockstep, Money, Salary Freeze
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Pillsbury Winthrop
Back in February, we wrote about various compensation developments over at Pillsbury Winthrop. At the time, the firm said it was considering moving away from a lockstep model in favor of a more performance-based compensation system. The firm has not yet killed killed lockstep — a move that has historically generated mixed to negative reviews […]
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Associate Bonus Watch 2009
Associate Bonus Watch: Paul Hastings Matches Cravath Scale Everywhere but Atlanta
For two weeks we’ve been getting reports about Paul Hastings bonuses. Many people claim that they received bonuses on par with the Cravath scale. But there have been a dedicated few who claim they were jobbed by the firm at bonus time. This tipster captures the general feeling: PH bonuses were just announced [last month] […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Biglaw, Bonuses, Killing Lockstep, Money
Inside the Bingham McCutchen Bonus
When you step into the killing lockstep zone, your bonus disappears into a black box. A while back, we reported that Bingham McCutchen adopted a lockstep-merit hybrid approach to associate compensation. Base salary would still be lockstep, but the bonus would be merit-based. When we reported on the Bingham bonus, we noted that the firm […] -
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Bingham McCutchen: Lockstep Base Pay, Merit Bonuses -- It's a Hybrid Plan That Seems to be Working
Maybe Toyota should take a lesson from Bingham McCutchen: don’t try to cut corners when producing a hybrid. Back in October, Bingham announced that it would be adopting a new “merit-lockstep” hybrid approach to associate compensation. The plan came with the stamp of approval from Bingham partners and associates. And a majority of Above the […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Jenner & Block: Salaries and Bonuses Come in Low
We’ve been having some fun documenting the curious game of chicken happening in Chicago. The top firms in the city seem to be waiting for each other to set the associate salary market — even though that market has already been set. Kirkland set the market by never freezing associate salaries in the first place. […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Associate Salaries, Killing Lockstep, Money, Salary Freeze
Pillsbury: Raises, Bonuses, and Other Sundries
It looks like Pillsbury is back to communicating important information via firm-wide memo, instead of via cell phone conversation on the Acela. Yesterday, the firm indicated that it is thinking about moving away from lockstep associate compensation, but it is not killing lockstep just yet. Instead, Pillsbury announced lockstep raises — they’ll be true up […] - Sponsored
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Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Hughes Hubbard Issues True-Up Raises, Above Market Bonuses (If You Hit Your Hours)
Are we breaking the back of the recession? Today, we have news that Hughes Hubbard is making raises that put will put its associates back to pre-salary freeze levels. Here’s the salary information from the firm-wide memo: ANNUAL SALARIES In recognition of those efforts, we will be implementing raises in annual salaries in all offices […] -
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Associate Bonus Watch: Kasowitz Benson
We’re still catching up on associate bonus news. There have been some memos we’ve missed, including some from last month (technically, last year). If we haven’t reported on your firm’s bonus announcement, please email us. Don’t assume that one of your colleagues will submit the memo; that’s not necessarily the case. Today we belatedly bring […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Irell & Manella Pays Twice S&C
Congratulations to the associates at Irell & Manella. The firm announced its 2009 bonuses last week, and they were good — very good. Irell took the Sullivan & Cromwell bonus scale, which is effectively “market” for the top New York firms, and then DOUBLED IT. There was no memo — the information was communicated in […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Mayer Brown (NY) Matches
We haven’t received the official memo, but sources report that Mayer Brown (New York) has matched the Cravath scale for 2009 bonuses. A tipster simply reports: Mayer Brown New York announced cravath bonuses today That’s good news for the New Yorkers at the firm. But for our tipster, wow, way to yawn about free money. […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Wachtell Lipton Bonuses Go Down Again
Last year, associate bonuses at Wachtell Lipton dipped below 100 percent of base salary, for the first time since 2005. This year, they continued their downward slide. But given the problems plaguing both the broader economy and the legal profession, bonuses didn’t go down by as much as many WLRK associates expected. The general reaction […]
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Associate Bonus Watch: Cadwalader(Plus news of some partner moves.)
Time for a belated bonus announcement. A few weeks ago, associate bonuses were announced at Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. The bonuses were basically on the Cravath scale, provided you meet “the bonus criteria set forth in the bonus policy.” We’re advised that the bonus criteria focus for the most part on hours, with bonuses triggered […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Bonuses, David Boies
Associate Bonus Watch: Boies Will Be BoiesGenerous bonuses, above-market base salaries.
Year-end associate bonuses were recently announced by Boies, Schiller & Flexner, the litigation powerhouse founded by the renowned David Boies. And the Boies bonuses were good — very good. For starters, unlike other top firms, Boies is paying bonuses to first-year associates from the class of 2009. According to Phil Korologos, a partner in the […] -
Associate Bonus Watch 2009, Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Reader Polls
Breaking: Cravath Bonuses Are Out (and Down)
Year-end bonuses have been announced at the market-leading firm of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. And they are even lower than last year’s Cravath bonuses. But look, this is 2009. Welcome to the Great Recession. Your true bonus is: you get to keep your job. That shouldn’t be taken for granted, even at Cravath. Anyway, here’s […]