for
race?
Bonus
season
is
off
to
a
great
start,
with
Cravath
leading
the
Biglaw
pack
in
the
annual
follow-the-leader
of
compensation
announcements.
The
elite
firm’s
2025
year-end
bonuses
echo
last
year’s
scale,
and
include
Milbank’s
special
bonuses
as
well.
Which
firm
is
the
latest
to
match
these
bountiful
bonus
bucks?
To
be
frank,
we’re
not
surprised
about
this
one,
since
the
firm
is
“committed
to
paying
competitive
compensation.”
Fried
Frank
—
which
reported
$1,136,370,000
in
gross
revenue
and
profits
per
equity
partner
of
$5,184,000
in
2024
according
to
the
most
recent
Am
Law
100
—
is
offering
the
following
bonus
scale
to
associates
in
New
York,
Washington,
DC,
and
London:
In
addition
to
these
year-end
and
special
bonuses
(available
to
those
who
recorded
a
minimum
of
1850
hours),
Fried
Frank
is
offering
up
premium
bonuses
for
associates
who
reach
2200
hours
or
2450
hours,
ranging
from
$3,000
to
$34,500
above
market
bonuses,
which
is
a
pretty
nice
payday
for
hardworking
attorneys.
Cash
will
hit
bank
accounts
for
associates
at
the
firm
before
December
31.
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
Fried
Frank!
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”).
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include
the
memo
if
available.
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can
take
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memo
and
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the
original
PDF
or
Word
file.
And
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you’d
like
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sign
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Alerts
(which
is
the
alert
list
we
also
use
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announcements),
please
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enter
your
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address
in
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below
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If
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previously
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alerts,
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receive
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notification
within
minutes
of
each
bonus
announcement
that
we
publish.
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help!
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