Time
and
again
this
bonus
season,
boutique
firms
have
done
much
more
than
simply
match
the
Cravath/Milbank
scale
for
year-end
and
special
bonuses.
The
latest
firm
to
do
so
is
offering
above-market
bonuses
to
its
associates
—
and
source
tell
us
that
in
some
cases,
those
bonuses
are
“significantly”
above
market.
The
latest
boutique
to
spread
the
wealth
to
associates
is
New
York-based
investment
fund
litigation
boutique Rolnick
Kramer
Sadighi.
The
young
firm
recently
celebrated
its
five-year
anniversary,
and
in
a LinkedIn
post published
earlier
this
week,
announced
that
“its
associate
and
counsel
bonuses
yet
again
exceeded
the
Cravath/Milbank
year-end
and
special
bonus
scale.”
As
a
reminder,
this
is
what
the
prevailing
market
rate
for
bonuses
and
special
bonuses
looks
like
this
year
(give
or
take
the
inclusion
of
the
Class
of
2025),
and
RKS
is
awarding
bonuses “above” these
amounts:
-
Class
of
2024
–
$20,000
/
$6,000 -
Class
of
2023
–
$30,000
/
$10,000 -
Class
of
2022
–
$57,500
/
$15,000 -
Class
of
2021
–
$75,000
/
$20,000 -
Class
of
2020
–
$90,000
/
$25,000 -
Class
of
2019
–
$105,000
/
$25,000 -
Class
of
2018+
–
$115,000
/
$25,000
Congratulations
to
all
Rolnick
Kramer
Sadighi
associates!
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
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Word
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