Alston
&
Bird
just
handed
out
Biglaw’s
version
of
a
golden
ticket:
bonuses!
The
firm
has
been
rolling
in
the
dough
—
the
American
Lawyer
reported
that
the
firm
grossed
$1,331,414,000
last
year.
When
your
coffers
are
that
full,
you’ve
gotta
make
sure
that
the
associates
get
their
share
of
the
treasure.
Here’s
the
scale:
To
the
hard
workers
at
Alston
&
Bird,
enjoy
the
money!
And
if
you’re
looking
for
something
fly
to
spend
your
cash
on,
why
not
Falconry?
You’ll
gain
a
companion,
easy
back-pocket
stories
to
tell
at
the
company
mixers,
and
you’ll
still
have
a
nice
wad
of
cash
left
over.
The
sky
is
the
limit!
We
like
hearing
about
bonuses
almost
as
much
as
you
enjoy
spending
them.
As
soon
as
your
firm’s
memo
comes
out,
please email
it
to
us
(subject
line:
“[Firm
Name]
Bonus”)
or
text
us
(646-820-8477).
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
Salary
&
Bonus
Alerts,
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.
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.