Firm |
Date
Matched |
Minimum
Hours |
Payout
Date |
Cravath
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
18,
2025 |
None |
December
12,
2025 |
Paul
Hastings
Class
of
2024:
$20K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
18,
2025 |
2000
hours |
Undisclosed |
Cadwalader
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2017:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
18,
2054 |
Additional
bonuses
“equal
to
120%
of
[market
bonuses]”
for
high
billers
with
2200
hours
or
more |
By
or
before
end
of
February
2026 |
Fried
Frank
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
19,
2025 |
1850
hours
for
special
bonus
(including
billable,
pro
bono,
qualified
nonbillable,
and
firm
matter
hours);
associates
eligible
for
“premium”
bonus
ranging
from
$3K
to
$34.5K
for
2200
hours
or
2450
hours |
On
or
before
December
31,
2025 |
McDermott
Will
&
Schulte
Class
of
2025:
$0
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
19,
2025 |
2000
hours
(merit
bonuses
available
for
eligible
associates;
“two-thirds”
of
legacy
MWE
associates
will
see
bonuses
above
market) |
December
26,
2025
(legacy
MWE)
/
January
16,
2026
(legacy
SRZ) |
Dechert
Class
of
2024:
$20K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
19,
2025 |
1950
hours
(client
billable,
pro
bono,
firm
as
client,
maximum
of
50
community
hours);
associates
who
exceeded
hours
expectations
eligible
to
receive
an
“extraordinary”
bonus
(i.e.,
2200
hours
=
addt’l
30%;
2400+
hours
=
addt’l
40%) |
By
or
before
end
of
January
2026 |
Wilkinson
Stekloff
Class
of
2025:
$22.5K
/
$0
spring
bonus
Class
of
2017+:
$172.5K
/
$60K
spring
bonus |
November
19,
2025 |
None |
By
December
15,
2025 |
Ropes
&
Gray
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2017+:
$130K
/
$25K |
November
20,
2024 |
1900
creditable
hours
(bonuses
“may
be
increased
up
to
150%
of
the
year-end
bonus
amounts”
for
those
who
have
billed
“materially
more”
than
1900
hours) |
Undisclosed |
Hogan
Lovells
Class
of
2024:
$20K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
20,
2025 |
2000
hours;
additional
bonuses
available
include
incremental
hours-based
bonuses,
discretionary
bonuses,
and
business-generation
bonuses |
End
of
December
2025 |
Vartabedian
Hester
&
Haynes
Class
of
2025:
$21K
(total
bonus,
including
$5K
summer
bonus)
Class
of
2018:
$140K
(total
bonus,
including
$5K
summer
bonus) |
November
20,
2025 |
1800
hours |
On
or
before
December
31,
2025 |
Paul
Weiss
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
21,
2025 |
None
(additional
discretionary
bonuses
for
“outsized
contributions”) |
December
22,
2025;
discretionary
bonuses
to
be
paid
in
early
2026 |
Proskauer
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2017:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
21,
2025 |
2000
hours |
On
or
before
December
24,
2025 |
Baker
Botts
Class
of
2024:
$20K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
21,
2025 |
2000
hours
(1800
client
billable
hours
and
200
non-client
billable
hours,
including
pro
bono,
business
development,
etc.);
“enhanced”
bonuses
available
for
“exceptional”
performance |
Undisclosed |
Davis
Polk
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
21,
2025 |
None |
December
30,
2025 |
White
&
Case
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
21,
2025 |
Eligibility
criteria
detailed
in
separate
memo |
February
13,
2026 |
Debevoise
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
21,
2025 |
None |
Undisclosed |
Skadden
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
or
$125K
/
$25K |
November
21,
2025 |
1800
“productive
hours”
(including
unlimited
pro
bono
time
and
up
to
150
hours
of
productive
non-billable
work) |
December
15,
2025 |
Cleary
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
21,
2025 |
None |
December
19,
2025 |
A&O
Shearman
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
21,
2025 |
2000
hours
(including
a
minimum
of
25
pro
bono
hours
and
up
to
100
investment
hours
(e.g.,
DEI/mental
health;
personal
development/training;
community
involvement;
management
&
talent
development;
knowledge
development;
origination,
client
relationships,
business
development;
and
market
innovation
group));
associates
eligible
for
an
“enhanced
year-end
bonus”
if
they
“significantly
exceed”
the
firm’s
hourly
requirements |
Undisclosed |
Covington
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
21,
2025 |
1950
hours
(including
pro
bono
and
up
to
50
DEI
hours) |
January
2026 |
Vinson
&
Elkins
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
24,
2025 |
Based
on
hours
and
good
standing |
On
or
about
January
30,
2026 |
Simpson
Thacher
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
24,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
December
2025 |
Morgan
Lewis
Class
of
2024:
$20K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
24,
2025 |
1900+
hours
(20
of
which
must
be
pro
bono
hours) |
January
2026 |
Milbank
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(paid
9/25)
Class
of
2017:
$115K
/
$25K
(paid
9/25) |
November
24,
2025 |
None |
December
31,
2025 |
Willkie
Farr
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
24,
2025 |
None |
December
31,
2025 |
Weil
Gotshal
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
25,
2025 |
None |
January
30,
2026 |
Holwell
Shuster
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
25,
2025 |
None |
On
or
before
December
31,
2025 |
Linklaters
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
26,
2025 |
1900
hours
(including
unlimited
pro
bono,
up
to
400
hours
of
marketing,
and
other
work) |
Undisclosed |
Clifford
Chance
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
November
26,
2025 |
None
(based
on
overall
performance,
quality
of
work,
contributions
to
firm,
teamwork,
and
pro
bono) |
January
15,
2026 |
Perkins
Coie
Class
of
2025:
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$25K |
November
26,
2025 |
Undisclosed;
year-end
bonuses
announced
separately |
December
31,
2025 |
Sidley
Class
of
2024:
$15K
/
$6K
Class
of
2017:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
1,
2025 |
2000
hours
required
for
base
bonuses;
associates
with
“higher
productivity
and/or
exceptional
performance”
will
receive
additional
bonuses,
in
some
cases
“more
than
50%
above
base
bonus” |
Prior
to
December
31,
2025 |
Sheppard
Mullin
A1:
$15K
/
$6K
C2:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
2,
2025 |
2000
hours
for
base
bonus
(associates
who
record
1950
hours
will
receive
a
partial
bonus;
associates
who
record
2200
and
2400
hours
will
receive
110%
and
120%
of
the
market
bonus);
2000
hours
for
special
bonus |
January
16,
2026 |
McKool
Smith
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
2,
2025 |
Undisclosed;
high
billers
will
receive
additional
bonus
money,
with
some
exceeding
the
market
scale
more
than
35%;
firm
previously
awarded
Thanksgiving
bonuses
based
on
tenure
at
the
firm
(ranging
from
$2.5K
to
$10K) |
December
19,
2025 |
Cahill
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$7.5K
(prorated)
Class
of
2017:
$115K
/
$40K |
December
4,
2025 |
Undisclosed;
select
associates
in
Classes
of
2018-2022
who
have
demonstrated
“extraordinary”
performance
eligible
for
a
“super
bonus”
up
to
$200K
(based
on
performance
and
seniority)
in
lieu
of
special
bonus |
Second
half
of
January
2026 |
Katten
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
4,
2025 |
2000
hours
(2100
hours
for
$16.5K-$126.5K;
2200
hours
for
$18K-$138K;
2300
hours
for
$19.5K-$149.5K;
2400
hours
for
$22.5K-$172.5K);
additional
“superstar”
bonuses
available |
Undisclosed |
Orrick
Assoc
Year
1:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Senior
Assoc
Year
2+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
4,
2025 |
Overmarket
merit
bonuses
for
those
who
have
displayed
“exceptional
performance” |
December
31,
2025
(special
bonuses);
mid-February
2025
(merit
bonuses) |
Morrison
&
Foerster
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
4,
2025 |
Undisclosed;
high
hours
bonus
of
10/20/40%
of
base
by
class
year
($16.5K
(prorated)
to
$161K)
and
merit
incentive
bonus
of
10/20%
of
base
+
high
hours
by
class
year
($16.5K
(prorated)
to
$193.2K)
also
available;
potential
bonus
total
by
class
year
of
$21K
to
$218.2K |
February
13,
2026 |
Kellogg
Hansen
Assoc
Year
1:
$65K
median
/
$75K
high
/
$30K
special
Assoc
Year
6:
$225K
median/$300K
high
/
$55K
special
Of
Counsel:
$60K |
December
9,
2025;
December
10,
2025 |
Undisclosed;
year-end
bonuses
announced
separately |
Undisclosed |
Yetter
Coleman
Class
of
2025:
$21K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$140K |
December
9,
2025 |
Undisclosed;
bonuses
expected
to
be
“significantly
higher”
than
market
for
“almost
all”
associates |
December
11,
2025 |
Dunn
Isaacson
Rhee
Bonuses
ranging
from
$21K
to
$140K
(based
on
seniority)
/
Special
bonus
$35K
for
all
class
years |
December
9,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Boies
Schiller
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
10,
2025 |
2000
hours
for
associates
on
the
“market”
system;
more
than
88%
of
associates
received
bonuses
as
high
as,
and
in
most
cases
higher
than
market
system
bonuses;
some
junior
associates
received
bonuses
of
$200K+
or
$300K+,
top
associate
bonuses
were
more
than
8
times
what
they
would
have
received
under
the
market
system |
December
12,
2025 |
Ross
Aronstam
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
10,
2025 |
None |
Undisclosed |
Sullivan
&
Cromwell
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
10,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
Before
Christmas
2025 |
Freshfields
Class
of
2025:
$15K
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
10,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
December
30,
2025 |
Perry
Law
Class
of
2025:
$20K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018:
$120K
/
$25K |
December
10,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
By
or
before
the
end
of
December
2025 |
Pallas
Partners
Class
of
2024:
$20K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
11,
2025 |
2000
hours
for
base
bonus;
step
up
bonuses
for
all
class
years
and
counsel
based
on
hours
(2100
hours
for
15%
more;
2200
hours
for
30%
more;
2350
hours
for
50%
more;
2400
hours
for
60%
more;
2500
hours
for
80%
more) |
Undisclosed |
Axinn
Class
of
2025:
$20K
(prorated)
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
11,
2025 |
2000
hours
(some
associates
earned
bonuses
of
up
to
$100K
above
market;
others
earned
total
bonuses
of
up
to
$240K) |
December
19,
2025 |
Elsberg
Baker
&
Maruri
Class
of
2025:
$26.25K
/
$6K
Class
of
2015+:
$201.25K
/
$25K |
December
11,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
December
19,
2025 |
Cohen
Ziffer
Class
of
2024:
$20K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
12,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
December
19,
2025 |
Bursor
&
Fisher
Class
of
2024:
$50K
Class
of
2023+:
$100K+ |
December
12,
2025 |
Undisclosed;
bonuses
are
based
on
business
origination
and
revenue;
highest
bonus
awarded
was
$770K+ |
Undisclosed |
Glenn
Agre
Class
of
2025:
$15K
(prorated)
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
12,
2025 |
Undisclosed;
associates
will
be
eligible
to
receive
a
“premium”
above
base
bonuses
if
they’ve
shown
“extraordinary
dedication
and/or
performance”
this
year |
December
19,
2025 |
Massumi
+
Consoli
Class
of
2025:
$2.5K
/
$1.5K
Class
of
2017:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
15,
2025 |
1900
hours |
December
19,
2025 |
Goodwin
Class
of
2024:
$20K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
15,
2025 |
1900
hours
(including
pro
bono
hours
and
up
to
100
hours
of
culture
&
innovation
hours);
counsel
eligible
for
$25K
special
bonus
as
well
as
individualized
bonuses;
department
and
discovery
attorneys
eligible
for
$6K
special
bonus;
individualized
bonuses
for
all
Global
Operations
Team
members |
January
30,
2026 |
Susman
Godfrey
Class
of
2023:
$130K
(median)
Class
of
2016:
$280K
(median) |
December
16,
2025 |
None |
Undisclosed |
Arnold
&
Porter
Class
of
2025:
$15K
(prorated)
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
16,
2025 |
2000-2199
hours
(1800
billable)
for
year-end
bonus;
2200-2399
hours
(2000
billable)
for
special
bonus |
Undisclosed |
Selendy
Gay
Class
of
2025:
$17.25K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$132.25K
/
$25K |
December
16,
2025 |
None
(some
associates
will
receive
even
more
bonus
money
based
on
performance,
hours,
and
firm
citizenship;
some
associates
received
bonuses
more
than
50%
above
market) |
Undisclosed |
Irell
&
Manella
Class
of
2025:
$45K
(prorated)
/
N/A
Class
of
2017+:
$175K
/
$42K |
December
16,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
December
19,
2025 |
Gjerset
&
Lorenz
Class
of
2025:
$21K
Class
of
2018:
$140K |
December
16,
2025 |
1900
hours
for
base
bonus;
2000
hours
for
$26K-$180K
bonus;
2100
hours
for
$34K-$200K
bonus;
2200
hours
for
$41K-$215K
bonus;
maximum
potential
bonuses
of
$61K-$355K;
additional
bonuses
of
up
to
$160K
to
be
paid
out
over
the
next
four
quarters,
with
the
first
installment
on
March
31,
2026 |
December
19,
2025 |
Groombridge
Wu
Class
of
2025:
$30K
Class
of
2018:
$155K |
December
17,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Foley
&
Lardner
Tier
I,
Year
1
(2024):
$20K
/
$6K
Sr.
Counsel:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
17,
2025 |
1950
hours
for
partial
special
bonus
(ranging
from
$3K
to
$12.5K);
2000
hours
for
partial
year-end
bonus
(ranging
from
$12.5K
to
$65K);
2000
hours
for
market
special
bonus;
2100
hours
for
market
year-end
bonus;
2200
hours
for
above-market
year-end
bonus
(ranging
from
$40K
to
$140K) |
End
of
January
2026 |
HSF
Kramer
Class
of
2024:
$20K
/
$6K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
17,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
February
13,
2026 |
Hueston
Hennigan |
December
17,
2025 |
All
associates
in
good
standing
reportedly
received
above-market
bonuses,
and
in
some
cases,
near
or
more
than
double
the
market
bonus |
Undisclosed |
WilmerHale
Class
of
2025:
$15K
(prorated)
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
18,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Seward
&
Kissel
Class
of
2024:
$15K
/
$7.5K
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$40K |
December
18,
2025 |
2000
total
hours
for
year-end
bonus,
with
at
least
1850
billable
hours
and
up
to
150
qualified
non-billable
hours;
2200
total
hours
for
special
bonus,
with
at
least
2050
billable
hours
and
up
to
150
qualified
non-billable
hours;
special
contribution
bonus
for
associates
who
exceed
the
billable
hours
req
for
special
bonus
(based
on
hours
by
which
they
exceed
target
of
2200) |
First
quarter
of
2026 |
King
&
Spalding
Class
of
2025:
$15K
(prorated)
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
19,
2025 |
Undisclosed |
Undisclosed |
Haynes
Boone
Class
of
2025:
$15K
(prorated)
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
19,
2025 |
2000
creditable
hours
(billable
hours
and
100
pro
bono
hours,
plus
up
to
50
inclusion
&
engagement
hours);
all
associates
eligible
to
receive
“catch-up”
bonuses
if
their
performance
later
meets
hourly
standards |
Undisclosed |
Alston
&
Bird
Class
of
2025:
$15K
(prorated)
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
19,
2025 |
2000
hours
for
base
bonus
and
special
bonus |
Undisclosed |
Rolnick
Kramer
Sadighi
Class
of
2025:
$15K
(prorated)
/
$6K
(prorated)
Class
of
2018+:
$115K
/
$25K |
December
22,
2025 |
Undisclosed;
the
firm
reportedly
awarded
associate
bonuses
that
in
some
cases
were
“significantly”
above
market |
Undisclosed |
