Think the bonus scale that was set by Cravath is the most an associate can hope for this year (without onerous billing requirements that could trigger additional cash payouts)? Think again. Wilkinson Stekloff (formerly known as Wilkinson Walsh) has once again topped that scale with some eye-popping numbers.
Just how much bigger are the bonuses at this boutique firm?
Below is the firm’s year-end bonus scale is 1.5 times the going market rate, and they’re offering special bonuses of $10,000 across the board on top of that. This is the fifth time the firm has beaten the market on bonuses since it opened five years ago.
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Associates come out on top in every class year at Wilkinson Stekloff, and attorneys will once again be having very happy holidays. It just goes to show that working at a boutique doesn’t require trading off Biglaw compensation.
(Flip to the next page to read the Wilkinson Stekloff bonus memo in full.)
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