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Prestigious Firm Bucking The COVID-19 Austerity Trend With Special Bonuses And Tech Budgets

Trying to make life a little easier during a global health crisis.

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A lot of bad ish is happening in the legal industry right now. Austerity is the name of the game, and nothing is off the tables. We’re barely into the crisis and we’ve already seen layoffs, furloughs, salary cuts, hiring freezes, benefit cuts … pretty much anything firms can think of to cut costs. But one firm is going in the opposite direction.

Enter litigation boutique Hueston Hennigan. The elite firm is known for its generosity — they are at the top of the pay scale and regularly beat the market in terms of bonuses. And that spirit of taking care of their employees has continued through the global pandemic.

According to a tipster, the firm has been handing out money to make the realities of COVID-19 life a little easier. Staff has received a special $1,000 bonus to assist them or their families with any unexpected expenses during this time. And attorneys haven’t been left out of the largess. All lawyers got an additional $500 at-home technology budget (which supplements their existing technology) to make the transition to remote working just a little bit easier.

Kudos to the firm for trying to make the pandemic less awful for employees.

What’s your firm doing to deal with the global pandemic? If your firm or organization is giving special bonuses on the one hand or slashing salaries, closing its doors, or reducing the ranks of its lawyers or staff, whether through open layoffs, stealth layoffs, or voluntary buyouts, please don’t hesitate to let us know. Our vast network of tipsters is part of what makes Above the Law thrive. You can email us or text us (646-820-8477).

headshotKathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, and host of The Jabot podcast. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).

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