Few
things
get
associates
more
excited
than
an
unexpected
bonus
announcement.
There’s
something
about
extra
money
showing
up
out
of
cycle
that
hits
differently.
One
elite
firm
is
handing
out
spring
bonuses
that
may
lead
to
a
hot
bonus
summer
for
associates
across
the
industry.
Can
you
guess
which
firm
it
may
be?
Sources
tell
us
that
Selendy
Gay
—
a
firm
famous
for
offering
bonuses
that
exceed
the
market
scale
—
recently
announced
spring
bonuses
for
associates
who
were
on
track
to
meet
their
billable
expectations.
Those
bonuses
were
paid
in
amounts
up
to
$25,000.
Here’s
a
statement
from
the
firm
concerning
the
bonus
payouts:
These
bonuses
recognize
associates’
exceptional
work
and
continued
dedication
to
our
clients
and
the
firm. Separate
from
the
spring
bonus,
associates
whose
matters
required
exceptional
levels
of
intensity
and
commitment
received
an
additional
bonus
compensation
in
recognition
of
those
contributions.
Just
a
few
short
months
ago,
Above
the
Law
referred
to
the
2025
bonus
season
as
the
year
of
the
boutique
firm,
and
it
looks
like
2026
is
turning
out
the
same
way
with
a
boutique
firm
leading
the
pack
on
spring
bonuses.
Will
your
firm
announce
spring
or
summer
bonuses
for
associates?
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
Selendy
Gay!
Remember
everyone,
we
depend
on
your
tips
to
stay
on
top
of
compensation
updates,
so
when
your
firm
announces
or
matches,
please
text
us
(646-820-8477)
or email
us (subject
line:
“[Firm
Name]
Bonus/Matches”).
Please
include
the
memo
if
available.
You
can
take
a
photo
of
the
memo
and
send
it
via
text
or
email
if
you
don’t
want
to
forward
the
original
PDF
or
Word
file.
And
if
you’d
like
to
sign
up
for
ATL’s
Bonus
Alerts
(which
is
the
alert
list
we
also
use
for
salary
announcements),
please
scroll
down
and
enter
your
email
address
in
the
box
below
this
post.
If
you
previously
signed
up
for
the
bonus
alerts,
you
don’t
need
to
do
anything.
You’ll
receive
an
email
notification
within
minutes
of
each
bonus
announcement
that
we
publish.
Thanks
for
your
help!
Staci
Zaretsky is
the
managing
editor
of
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
to email her
with
any
tips,
questions,
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or
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