Woohoo! We’re just about halfway through April and the Biglaw spring special bonuses are still hot news.
Last week, Boies Schiller Flexner announced their own special bonuses, and they’re on par with the market bonus rate, set by Davis Polk last month. Reaction from insiders has been pretty positive, as exemplified by this comment from a tipster:
We are all pretty pleased! Particularly so soon after COVID bonuses were paid!
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The payment schedule is as follows:
| Year | May 2021 | November 2021 | Total |
| 2020 | $4,500 | $7,500 | $12,000 |
| 2019 | $6,000 | $10,000 | $16,000 |
| 2018 | $12,000 | $20,000 | $32,000 |
| 2017 | $16,500 | $27,500 | $44,000 |
| 2016 | $19,500 | $32,500 | $52,000 |
| 2015 | $22,200 | $37,000 | $59,200 |
| 2014+ | $24,000 | $40,000 | $64,000 |
The firm also clarified that, for associates choosing market compensation (remember associates at BSF can opt into market compensation or for the firm’s own contingency-style bonus structure), these bonuses will be in addition to typical year-end bonuses.
You can read the firm’s full memo on the next page.
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