It’s been a challenging year for firm leaders at Paul, Weiss. The firm was targeting by Donald Trump with an (unconstitutional) Executive Order, and rather than fight in court, they folded to Trump. In fact, they were the first firm to do so, leading the capitulation train… and got plenty of pushback for it.
Bunches of folks left the firm in protest, so it makes sense the firm wants to reward those who stuck it out. All of which is preamble to say, yes, Paul, Weiss *is* matching the prevailing market rate on year-end and special bonuses.
The bonus scale (year-end + special) is as follows:
- Class of 2025: $15,000 + $6,000
- Class of 2024: $20,000 + $6,000
- Class of 2023: $30,000 + $10,000
- Class of 2022: $57,000 + $15,000
- Class of 2021: $75,000 + $20,000
- Class of 2020: $90,000 + $25,000
- Class of 2019: $105,000 + $25,000
- Class of 2018 and above: $115,000 + $25,000
These bonuses will be paid on December 22nd. And for those working extra hard for PW in 2025, there’s a lil’ sumpin’ extra from the firm. According to reports, the firm told associates the year-end cash is “in addition to the discretionary bonuses that some of you will receive in early 2026 for your outsized contributions to the firm over the past year.”
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