We’ve
declared
2025
the
year
of
the
litigation
boutique
and
the
bonuses
they’re
showering
on
associates
is
proof
positive
the
small
but
mighty
firms
are
where
it’s
at.
The
latest
boutique
showering
associates
with
cash
is
Pallas
Partners,
the
firm
founded
by
former
Boies
Schiller
managing
partner
Natasha
Harrison
with
offices
in
London
and
New
York.
Associates
will
get
their
market
bonuses,
then
are
eligible
for
step-up
bonuses
that
could
add
as
much
as
another
80%
to
their
take-home
amount.
The
bonus
schedules
at
Pallas
are
as
follows:
|
Class Year |
2025 Base Market Bonus |
Special Bonus |
| 2024 | $20,000 | $6,000 |
| 2023 | $30,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | $57,500 | $15,000 |
| 2021 | $75,000 | $20,000 |
| 2020 | $90,000 | $25,000 |
| 2019 | $105,000 | $25,000 |
| 2018+ | $115,000 | $25,000 |
Full
details
of
our
step-up
thresholds
are
as
follows:
|
Class |
Base Bonus ($) |
Step #1 Bonus |
Step #2 Bonus |
Step#3 Bonus |
Step#4 Bonus |
Step #5 Bonus |
|
|
– |
15% |
30% |
50% |
60% |
80% |
|
|
2,000 |
2,100 |
2,200 |
2,350 |
2,400 |
2,500 |
|
Class I |
$20,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $10,000 | $12,000 | $16,000 |
|
Class II |
$30,000 | $4,500 | $9,000 | $15,000 | $18,000 | $24,000 |
|
Class III |
$57,500 | $8,625 | $17,250 | $28,750 | $34,500 | $46,000 |
|
Class IV |
$75,000 | $11,250 | $22,500 | $37,500 | $45,000 | $60,000 |
|
Class V |
$90,000 | $13,500 | $27,000 | $45,000 | $54,000 | $72,000 |
|
Class VI |
$105,000 | $15,750 | $31,500 | $52,500 | $63,000 | $84,000 |
|
Class VII |
$115,000 | $17,250 | $34,500 | $57,500 | $69,000 | $92,000 |
|
Counsel I |
$115,000 | $17,250 | $34,500 | $57,500 | $69,000 | $92,000 |
|
Counsel II |
$115,000 | $17,250 | $34,500 | $57,500 | $69,000 | $92,000 |
Congrats
to
everyone
at
Pallas!
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
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.
Thanks
for
your
help!
Full
memo
available
below.
Dear
all,
I
am
pleased
to
confirm
that
we
will
be
awarding
base
market
bonuses
to
qualifying
counsel
and
associates
this
year
in
line
with
our
bonus
scale
set
forth
in
the
table
below.
In
addition,
I
am
pleased
to
let
you
know
that
this
year
we
will
also
be
paying
special
bonuses,
details
of
which
are
outlined
below.
|
Class Year |
2025 Base Market Bonus |
Special Bonus |
| 2024 | $20,000 | $6,000 |
| 2023 | $30,000 | $10,000 |
| 2022 | $57,500 | $15,000 |
| 2021 | $75,000 | $20,000 |
| 2020 | $90,000 | $25,000 |
| 2019 | $105,000 | $25,000 |
| 2018+ | $115,000 | $25,000 |
Full
details
of
our
step-up
thresholds
are
as
follows:
|
Class |
Base Bonus ($) |
Step #1 Bonus |
Step #2 Bonus |
Step#3 Bonus |
Step#4 Bonus |
Step #5 Bonus |
|
|
– |
15% |
30% |
50% |
60% |
80% |
|
|
2,000 |
2,100 |
2,200 |
2,350 |
2,400 |
2,500 |
|
Class I |
$20,000 | $3,000 | $6,000 | $10,000 | $12,000 | $16,000 |
|
Class II |
$30,000 | $4,500 | $9,000 | $15,000 | $18,000 | $24,000 |
|
Class III |
$57,500 | $8,625 | $17,250 | $28,750 | $34,500 | $46,000 |
|
Class IV |
$75,000 | $11,250 | $22,500 | $37,500 | $45,000 | $60,000 |
|
Class V |
$90,000 | $13,500 | $27,000 | $45,000 | $54,000 | $72,000 |
|
Class VI |
$105,000 | $15,750 | $31,500 | $52,500 | $63,000 | $84,000 |
|
Class VII |
$115,000 | $17,250 | $34,500 | $57,500 | $69,000 | $92,000 |
|
Counsel I |
$115,000 | $17,250 | $34,500 | $57,500 | $69,000 | $92,000 |
|
Counsel II |
$115,000 | $17,250 | $34,500 | $57,500 | $69,000 | $92,000 |
Bonuses
will
be
paid
to
those
qualifying*
counsel
and
associates
who
have
met
the
Firm’s
hours
target.
Timing
of
bonus
payments
will
be
communicated
separately.
We
would
like
to
take
this
time
to
thank
you
for
your
hard
work
and
contributions
this
year.
Vicky
*
Counsel
and
associates
in
good
standing,
employed
prior
to
1
September
2025
and
who
remain
employed
by
the
Firm
on
the
date
of
the
bonus
payment.
|
Victoria Bingle Director of Human Resources |
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Rubino
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Editor
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