It’s bonus season in Big Law and Davis Polk & Wardwell; O’Melveny & Myers; Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft; Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton; Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom; and Weil, Gotshal & Manges all announced Friday they will match the 2024 year-end bonus scale and “special bonuses” established by Milbank.

Associates at the firms will earn between $15,000 and $115,000 in bonuses, depending on class year seniority. At Skadden Arps, seventh year associates have the opportunity to earn $105,000 or $115,000 at the firm's discretion, while eighth year and senior associates can earn $115,000 or $125,000, both of which exceed Milbank's end of year bonus scale; and at Cadwalader, associates who have billed 2,200 or more hours will be eligible for 120% of the base-level bonus scale.