Credit: ngad/Adobe Stock'So Many Firms' Have Yet to Announce Associate Bonuses, Underlining Big Law's Uneven Approach
Fewer firms are apparently in lockstep with the bonus decisions of the industry elite, and several big firms are delaying their bonus decisions compared with others.
December 20, 2024 at 01:41 PM
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What You Need to Know
- Hogan Lovells, Covington & Burling and Crowell & Moring have all made decisions about associate bonuses.
- Other firms in D.C., including Wilmer, Arnold & Porter and Venable, have yet to formally confirm if they've made a decision.
- Hogan Lovells and Perkins Coie withheld matches on special bonuses.
Just a few of Washington, D.C.'s largest firms have announced bonus decisions for associates so far. And only one Am Law 100 firm founded in the market appears to have matched the total bonus package.
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