It’s
been
a
challenging
year
for
firm
leaders
at
Paul,
Weiss.
The
firm
was
targeting
by
Donald
Trump
with
an
(unconstitutional)
Executive
Order,
and
rather
than
fight
in
court,
they
folded
to
Trump.
In
fact,
they
were
the
first
firm
to
do
so,
leading
the
capitulation
train…
and
got
plenty
of
pushback
for
it.
Bunches
of
folks
left
the
firm
in
protest,
so
it
makes
sense
the
firm
wants
to
reward
those
who
stuck
it
out.
All
of
which
is
preamble
to
say,
yes,
Paul,
Weiss
*is*
matching
the
prevailing
market
rate
on
year-end
and
special
bonuses.
The
bonus
scale
(year-end
+
special)
is
as
follows:
-
Class
of
2025:
$15,000
+
$6,000 -
Class
of
2024:
$20,000
+
$6,000 -
Class
of
2023:
$30,000
+
$10,000 -
Class
of
2022:
$57,000
+
$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
and
above:
$115,000
+
$25,000
These
bonuses
will
be
paid
on
December
22nd.
And
for
those
working
extra
hard
for
PW
in
2025,
there’s
a
lil’
sumpin’
extra
from
the
firm.
According
to
reports,
the
firm
told
associates
the
year-end
cash
is
“in
addition
to
the
discretionary
bonuses
that
some
of
you
will
receive
in
early
2026
for
your
outsized
contributions
to
the
firm
over
the
past
year.”
So,
is
your
firm
matching
*both*
the
year-end
and
special
bonuses?
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Kathryn
Rubino
is
a
Senior
Editor
at
Above
the
Law,
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