Biglaw

Well, Well, Well, Weil!

Another firm joins the bonus game.

As special bonuses spread throughout the Biglaw world, Weil Gotshal has joined the market rate with $12K to $64K payouts. Weil executive partner Barry Wolf let folks know in an email.

The firm is opting to pay out a little later than some of its peers, choosing a May-November schedule and backloading the bonus as opposed to dividing it equally. On the other hand, these appear to be lockstep bonuses, as opposed to Weil’s annual Fall bonus structure which they tied directly to hours.

Congrats all.

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