Associate Bonus Watch: It's All About The Benjamins For Top Billers At This Firm
There's something very special in store for those who billed their behinds off...
Today, one Biglaw firm has turned its lunch hour into a winter wonderland, but instead of snow drifts, associates who have been pulling all-nighters are jumping onto mountains of cash.
Schulte Roth & Zabel has announced Cravath-match market bonuses — from the class of 2016 ($15,000 pro-rated) straight through to the class of 2007 ($100,000) — but there’s something very special in store for those who have billed their behinds off. Associates who recorded 2300 eligible hours will receive an extra $10,000, while associates who recorded 2500 eligible hours will receive an additional $10,000 more. Associates who satisfy both thresholds will receive $20,000 total on top of the standard bonuses for their class years.
After the firm raised base salaries to the $180,000 scale this summer, associates must be pretty pleased with their holiday bonus bounty. That extra money will come in a single check payable on January 20, 2017. Congratulations to all SRZ associates.
That’s our take on associate bonuses from Schulte Roth & Zabel. If you’re a lawyer at the firm, what do you think? Feel free to let us know how you feel by email, by text message (646-820-8477), or by tweet (@ATLblog). A fun or insightful response — we’ll keep you anonymous — could find its way into an update to this story.
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