Paul Hastings Is Coming In Hot On Bonuses

Bonuses are on fire today. Congrats, associates!

Money transfer concept – $100 US dollar banknote with blurred motion effect.Bonus action is hot, hot, hot today — and so is the cash that’s coming in for Biglaw associates.

The latest firm to bring associates some much-needed joy on this fine Friday is Paul Hastings. The firm raked in $1,572,304,000 gross revenue in 2021, earning it the No. 26 spot on the most recent Am Law 100.

Here’s the bonus scale, in case you’ve forgotten what it looks like:

  • Class of 2021: $20,000
  • Class of 2020: $30,000
  • Class of 2019: $57,500
  • Class of 2018: $75,000
  • Class of 2017: $90,000
  • Class of 2016: $105,000
  • Class of 2015+: $115,000

Congratulations on your bonuses, Paul Hastings associates!

(Flip to the next page to see the full memo from Paul Hastings.)

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Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.


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