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I think we’re starting to see more do it. It’s a very deliberate move on the part of these firms to signal to the market and potential new members, ‘Hey, you come here … you’re going to make even more.’
— Jeff Lowe, a D.C.-based recruiter at CenterPeak, in comments given to the American Lawyer, on the massive bonuses that boutique law firms have been awarding to associates this year, oftentimes offering bonus compensation in excess of that offered by the already generous Milbank year-end and special bonus scales.
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