Associate Bonus Watch: Quinn Emanuel Will Pay Spring Bonuses
Quinn Emanuel will be paying spring bonuses!
Associate Bonus Watch: Jenner & Block
Bonuses have been announced at Jenner & Block. Managing partner Susan Levy provided us with some information.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Associate Bonus Watch: McDermott Will & Emery
As we wait for spring bonuses (will they ever come?), let's catch up on regular bonus news. McDermott Will & Emery announced bonuses last week. How were they?
Associate Bonus Watch: O’Melveny & Myers
(And other OMM developments.)
How are things - including, but not limited to, associate bonuses - looking at O'Melveny & Myers?
Associate Bonus Watch: Paul Hastings
In terms of firm finances, Paul Hastings had a perfectly decent 2011. Revenue and profits were fairly stable; on the bright side, revenue per lawyer surpassed the $1 million mark for the first time. So how are those revenue-generating worker bees being compensated? Bonuses are out at Paul Hastings. How are PH associates reacting?
Spring Bonuses at Cravath?
Are Cravath associates now getting spring bonuses? What gives?
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Associate Bonus Watch: Baker Botts Bounty
Baker Botts bonuses are out. How are they looking?
Associate Bonus Watch: Winston & Strawn
Winston & Strawn has announced its associate bonuses. How are they looking?
Associate Bonus Watch: Did MoFo Just Use Cravath as an Excuse to Screw Over New York Associates?
Today we offer more evidence that if you are an associate working and living in New York, you are a chump. You are paying a higher cost of living than anywhere else in the country, and you're not getting paid any more for the effort. In fact, if you work at Morrison & Foerster, you might be getting a smaller bonus just because you work in New York....
Associate Bonus Watch: Bingham McCutchen’s ‘Extraordinary’ Bonuses
Congratulations to Bingham McCutchen, which recently earned a spot on Fortune's best companies to work for -- for the eighth year in a row. And congratulations to Bingham's nine new partners. And congratulations to high-billing associates at Bingham. They were rewarded with "extraordinary" bonuses, as set forth in the firm's bonus memo....
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Associate Bonus Watch: Orrick’s Merit-Based Matrix Continues to Be the Most Transparent
The firm of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe has been a leader in instituting a merit-based compensation system. Two aspects of their system make Orrick’s commitment to merit-based seem genuine: 1. Partners put in significant time so that merit evaluations are more than just hours cut-offs. 2. Orrick is transparent about how many people get paid. […]
Associate Bonus Watch: Wilson Sonsini Announces Bonuses and Base Salary Scale
Yesterday, everyone was talking tech, thanks to Facebook's upcoming IPO. In light of how Silicon Valley is dominating the news cycle, it seems fitting to discuss the recent bonus and salary news from Wilson Sonsini -- one of SV's top firms, and counsel over the years to many startup companies turned tech giants. So what kind of bonuses did WSGR just announce? Let's find out....
Associate Bonus Watch: Finnegan Deals Nice Merit Bonuses to the Worthy
I was getting a little worried yesterday about the state of Biglaw bonuses. But a new day brings a new hope. Yesterday, Law360 (subscription req.) reported that Finnegan broke off a huge bonus payment that once again highlights how cheap Cravath and other Biglaw firms following Cravath have been this season. Don’t get me wrong, […]
Associate Bonus Watch: Finally, Someone Is Paying Less Than Cravath
Yesterday's bad news was that after a trend of firms easily topping the low bonuses set by the former "market leaders" at Cravath, we're now looking at a firm that claims it is top tier, but is paying demonstrably less than the already sad CSM bonus amount. Maybe making a pathetic bonus payment isn't so much of an issue in Washington, D.C.?
Associate Bonus Watch: Latham Bonus Out, No Word on Spring Bonuses
Well, spring bonuses are officially late. Last year, Sullivan & Cromwell announced spring bonuses on January 21. Here we are on January 23rd, and we're still waiting. But in other bonus news, the latest firm to make Cravath bonuses look small is Latham & Watkins. Their median bonus is especially more generous than CSM's as people become midlevel or senior associates....