Cravath Swaine & Moore

Cravath Sets the Scale for This Year’s Bonus Season

Cravath Sets the Scale for This Year’s Bonus Season

Summary: Cravath announced its annual year-end associate bonus on Monday. On Monday, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP announced its year-end…

Survey Finds No Changes in Associate Median Salary

Survey Finds No Changes in Associate Median Salary

Summary: With a big jump in first-year associate salaries last year, the effect has not yet been felt in median…

Blank Rome and Dovel Luner Announce Salary Increases

Blank Rome and Dovel Luner Announce Salary Increases

Summary: Two more law firms have joined the salary increase trend with Blank Rome matching and Dovel & Luner exceeding…

Law Firms Beating Cravath Associate Bonus Scale

Law Firms Beating Cravath Associate Bonus Scale

Summary: While it's the industry standard to follow the Cravath bonus scale, some firms are going above and beyond to…

Schulte Roth & Zabel Offers Associates Big Bonus

Schulte Roth & Zabel Offers Associates Big Bonus

Summary: SRZ is offering its associates a generous year-end bonus. Tis the season for giving, and in the law firm…

Boutiques Join in On Bonus Season

Boutiques Join in On Bonus Season

Summary: A new trend of beating the bonus rates set by Cravath has started with another boutique announcing their higher…

Two Law Firms Step Forward to Up the Bonus Scale

Two Law Firms Step Forward to Up the Bonus Scale

Summary: One law firm is upping the associate bonus scale amount while another is including more than just associates in…

Year-End Bonuses Not So Happy for All

Year-End Bonuses Not So Happy for All

Summary:  With the numerous announcements from law firms saying they are keeping the same bonus schedule as Cravath, there are…

Law Firms Across the Globe Match Cravath Bonuses

Law Firms Across the Globe Match Cravath Bonuses

Summary: More than just the big American law firms are matching Cravath’s end-of-year bonus scale for associates. More law firms…

Cravath Keeps Year-End Bonus the Same

Cravath Keeps Year-End Bonus the Same

Summary: The end-of-year at Cravath Swaine & Moore will be the same as last year despite their first-year associates receiving…

Law Firms Feeling Effects of Raising Salary Rates

Law Firms Feeling Effects of Raising Salary Rates

Summary: Law firms are reporting the repercussions of raising first year associate salaries up to $180K with a hit to…

Will $180,000 First Year Associate Salaries Hurt Diversity in Big Law?

Will $180,000 First Year Associate Salaries Hurt Diversity in Big Law?

Summary: Bloomberg Law speculates that the Big Law associate salary raises may lead to increased billable hours and decreased mentorship time.…