Bonuses
keep
dropping
across
the
Biglaw
landscape,
and
associates
seem
to
be
enjoying
the
annual
holiday
cash
grab.
Earlier
this
week,
Simpson
Thacher
&
Barlett,
one
of
Biglaw’s
premier
firms,
got
in
on
the
action.
Simpson
Thacher
brought
home
$2,224,191,000
gross
revenue
last
year,
putting
it
in
13th
place
in
the
most
recent
Am
Law
100.
Now,
the
firm
is
coming
in
hot
with
a
bonus
match.
Here’s
the
STB
scale,
in
case
you’ve
forgotten
what
it
looks
like:
-
Class
of
2022:
$15,000
(pro-rated) -
Class
of
2021:
$20,000 -
Class
of
2020:
$30,000 -
Class
of
2019:
$57,500 -
Class
of
2018:
$75,000 -
Class
of
2017:
$90,000 -
Class
of
2016:
$105,000 -
Class
of
2015:
$115,000
Congratulations
on
your
bonuses,
Simpson
Thacher
associates!
Remember
everyone,
we
depend
on
your
tips
to
stay
on
top
of
important
bonus
updates,
so
when
your
firm
announces
or
matches,
please
text
us
(646-820-8477)
or email
us
(subject
line:
“[Firm
Name]
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!
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
please
feel
free
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