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Biglaw Associates Must Know By Now That Boutique Firms Are Where The Real Money Is

Pssst! Hey, you! You can make much more money at a boutique!

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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.


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on BlueskyX/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.