Biglaw
firms
are
busy
matching
the
prevailing
market
rate
for
bonuses,
but
at
some
firms,
matching
the
market
scale
set
by Cravath is
only
the
start.
If
you
want
money,
money,
and
even
more
money,
a
firm
like
Cahill
Gordon
&
Reindel
is
the
place
to
be.
The
firm
has
come
over
the
top
yet
again
on
its
special
bonuses
—
by
quite
a
bit
compared
to
what’s
being
offered
by
Milbank,
which
has
become
the
firm’s
calling
card
in
recent
years.
Here’s
what
the
bonus
scale
looks
like
at
Cahill:
But
that’s
not
all.
The
firm
is
going
even
farther
this
year,
but
offering
up
even
more
cash
for
deserving
associates.
Here’s
a
relevant
excerpt
from
Cahill’s
bonus
memo:
[A]
select
number
of
associates
in
the
Classes
of
2018
through
2021
who
have
demonstrated
extraordinary
performance
this
past
year
will
be
eligible
to
receive
a
super
bonus
of
up
to
$200,000
(based
on
performance
and
seniority),
which
will
be
in
lieu
of
the
Special
Bonus….
Wow
—
a
six-figure
super
bonus
really
is
super!
A
big
congratulations
to
everyone
at
Cahill!
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
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enter
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If
you
previously
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alerts,
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need
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do
anything.
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notification
within
minutes
of
each
bonus
announcement
that
we
publish.
Thanks
for
your
help!
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Above
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