2025
will
likely
go
down
as
one
of
the
most
memorable
in
Perkins
Coie’s
112-year
history.
Obvi,
the
firm
was
targeted
by Donald
Trump with
an
Executive
Order,
one
of
the
first
Biglaw
firms
to
be
on
the
receiving
end
of
this
type
of
retaliation but
far
from
the
last.
Yes,
pretty
obviously
the
EO
fails
to
square
with
the
Constitution,
but
the
firm
is
in
a
protracted
legal
battle
with
the
rule
of
law
hanging
in
the
balance. Oh,
and
it’s
merging
with
international
firm
Ashurst
—
not
that
it
has
ANYTHING
to
do
with
being
targeted
by
Trump,
but
another
major
development
nevertheless!
So
while
there
may
be
a
lot
going
on
at
the
firm,
they
aren’t
ignoring
their
associates.
Last
week,
the
firm
announced
special
bonuses
for
associates,
matching
the
prevailing
scale
of
$6,000
–
$25,000,
depending
on
seniority.
It’s
noteworthy
that
the
firm
came
out
early
to
match
the
special
bonuses,
since
last
year
Perkins
lagged
in
their
special
bonus
announcement,
much
to
the
consternation
of
associates.
The
special
bonuses
will
be
in
addition
to
year-end
bonuses
(which
were
not
announced
at
the
same
time),
and
paid
December
31.
Read
the
full
memo
below.
So,
is
your
firm
matching
*both*
the
year-end
and
special
bonuses?
Let
Above
the
Law
know!
We
depend
on
your
tips
to
stay
on
top
of
important
bonus
updates,
so
when
your
firm
matches
(or
if
they
fail
to
do
so),
please
text
us
(646-820-8477)
or email
us (subject
line:
“[Firm
Name]
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.
Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
host
of
The
Jabot
podcast,
and
co-host
of
Thinking
Like
A
Lawyer.
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