After Weeks Of Associate Worry, Firm Matches Market With Bonuses

A little more magic for associates.

The last time Linklaters responded to market bonuses, the firm took two weeks longer than its peers to come to a decision and then didn’t even match. In a cryptic message, the firm promised bonuses on an increasing scale beginning at 1700 hours, though associates weren’t confident that billing 2000 hours would even net half the market bonus.

So while it may not surprise anyone that Linklaters took longer than the rest of the market to respond, it is welcome news that the firm fully matched the prevailing market this time around.

In an email circulated on Friday — you know how much we hate that — the firm called off a previously announced 5 percent bonus and replaced it with market-level bonuses.

The first installment will arrive June 30, while the second is expected to be paid at the same time as the eventual annual bonus. No word on hours requirements or catch-up provisions, so let’s hope that’s because there aren’t any restrictions — associates have been through enough over the past year.

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