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Two things happen this time of year: Biglaw firms make good on associate compensation and we dust off our firm pun game. With that in mind, Ropes & Gray has announced a Milbank match.
Ropes had $2,992,831,000 gross revenue in 2023, which placed them 8th on the Am Law 200 ranking.
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In addition to matching both the annual and the special scale for US-scale, partnership track associates hitting the 1900-hour threshold, the firm offers the promise of an unspecified increase above the grid for lawyers exceeding expectations. So… I guess there is a little bit of gray area.
Bonuses are slated for December 24.
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