It’s been a difficult yr for agency leaders at Paul, Weiss. The agency was concentrating on by Donald Trump with an (unconstitutional) Government Order, and fairly than struggle in courtroom, they folded to Trump. The truth is, they had been the first firm to take action, main the capitulation practice… and obtained plenty of pushback for it.
Bunches of parents left the firm in protest, so it is sensible the agency desires to reward those that caught it out. All of which is preamble to say, sure, Paul, Weiss *is* matching the prevailing market price on year-end and particular bonuses.
The bonus scale (year-end + particular) is as follows:
- Class of 2025: $15,000 + $6,000
- Class of 2024: $20,000 + $6,000
- Class of 2023: $30,000 + $10,000
- Class of 2022: $57,000 + $15,000
- Class of 2021: $75,000 + $20,000
- Class of 2020: $90,000 + $25,000
- Class of 2019: $105,000 + $25,000
- Class of 2018 and above: $115,000 + $25,000
These bonuses can be paid on December twenty second. And for these working additional arduous for PW in 2025, there’s a lil’ sumpin’ additional from the agency. In keeping with reports, the agency advised associates the year-end money is “along with the discretionary bonuses that a few of you’ll obtain in early 2026 in your outsized contributions to the agency over the previous yr.”
So, is your agency matching *each* the year-end and particular bonuses? Let Above the Legislation know! We rely in your tricks to keep on high of vital bonus updates, so when your agency matches (or in the event that they fail to take action), please textual content us (646-820-8477) or email us (topic line: “[Firm Name] Matches”). Please embrace the memo, if obtainable. You possibly can take a photograph of the memo and ship it by way of textual content or e mail if you happen to don’t wish to ahead the unique PDF or Phrase file.
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Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Legislation, host of The Jabot podcast, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. AtL tipsters are the very best, so please join along with her. Be happy to e mail her with any suggestions, questions, or feedback and observe her on Twitter @Kathryn1 or Mastodon @[email protected].
