Guess Which Boutique Firm Is Paying Big Bucks?

What the world needs now is cash, sweet cash.

The money power / Businessman flying in the sky thanks to these wings of moneyThis holiday season, Above the Law is making a list of who is paying their associates nicely. As expected, one of the firms that will be avoiding the naughty list is Cohen Ziffer Frenchman & McKenna. Paying out bonuses tends to have that effect. Here’s the scale!

  • 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

Few things say the holidays like more money. A new puppy may also do the trick, but I would imagine that would create lines of liability most law firms wouldn’t wish to bear this holiday season. I doubt that the bonus recipients are complaining either way.

(Turn to the next page to see the Cohen Ziffer memo.)

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Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord™ in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.  He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who cannot swim, a published author on critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at cwilliams@abovethelaw.com and by tweet at @WritesForRent.


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