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Why Are Law Firm Bonuses Flatlining?

Summary: Law firms are likely not to increase year end bonuses this year for junior attorneys. Elite New York…

Good morning everyone! Today is Wednesday, November 24th. Here's a quick look back at yesterday's headlines. The exchange of artillery…

Last year, Cravath kicked off the bonus season with a bonus schedule that represented huge cuts from previous years. Most…

Let's start with the easy part. Associates in the New York office of Pillsbury are having their salaries restored to…

Vinson & Elkins associates are having their salaries thawed out and returned to where they would have been without the…

If you're a Chadbourne & Parke associate, we urge you to resist the temptation to gloat a little when talking…

Wilson Sonsini is thawing salaries, and using the Cooley Godward model. First years are getting $160k, third years are making…

Hughes Hubbard is thawing out salaries and junior associates are getting a double bump, placing them where they would have…

Goodwin Procter is paying 2009 bonuses to its associates who hit their billable hour goal of 1850 hours, maybe. Bonuses…

Los Angeles based Irell & Manella gave its associates the good news last week. The firm is paying double the…

Dechert is paying year end bonuses that should, by now, look familiar to those following the industry. Like many of…

Kramer Levin is paying bonuses mid February and they are based on the Cravath scale. To be eligible for a…