By this time last year, Am Law 100 and Second Hundred firms were about halfway through what proved to be a spring bonus bonanza. As of March 20, 2011, 21 firms had doled out extra cash payments to their associates ranging from $2,500 to about $20,000. Twenty-six firms would follow suit over the next six weeks.

In 2012, as Above The Law has been quick to note, things are different. Tuesday officially marks the start of spring, and so far not a single Am Law 100 or Second Hundred firm has announced that it will be awarding supplemental bonuses as the flowers begin to bloom this year.

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