Davis Polk Tells Associates 'Thank You' With Extra Special Gifts

No, it's not cash, but it's still very nice.

Davis Polk is certainly doing its part to make associates’ lives better.

The Biglaw firm is perennially at the top of the compensation heap, but in 2020 they really pushed the pack forward. Back in September, they responded to news of Cooley’s special COVID appreciation bonuses with jaw-dropping numbers of their own — ranging from $7,500 to $40,000, depending on class year — which quickly became the standard to match.

Now the firm has announced MORE thank you gifts for hard-working associates. Managing partner Neil Barr recently sent this email:

 

It may not be cash, but it’s still worth a pretty penny. According to tipsters at the firm, we’re talking ~$1,500 value:

Davis Polk‘s managing partner just gave us an additional thank you gift! It’s not money, but they are “experiences” which we can select – we can pick one and each of them is worth at least $1500 (for example, the “jet setter package” is a $1000 Marriott gift card + tumi suitcase, another is The Mirror (workout equipment), another is a $1000 shopping spree at Nordstrom with a private personal shopper, another is a home theater package with a Samsung 50″ The Frame QLED tv and Bose tv speaker, and many more) – there are 13 packages in total!

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It’s nice to see a firm stepping up with a new and fun way to show their  associates some love. Are other firm’s taking similar measures? Let us know! Please email it to us (subject line: “[Firm Name] Thanks”) or text us (646-820-8477). Please include the memo if available. You can take a photo of the memo and send it via text or email if you don’t want to forward the original PDF or Word file.


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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