The
dog
days
of
summer
are
nearly
upon
us,
but
there’s
nothing
that’ll
make
law
firm
associates
perk
up
quicker
than
news
of
bonuses.
That’s
right
—
summer
bonuses
have
been
unleashed!
Biglaw
might
not
be
ready
to
announce
bonuses,
but
that’s
not
stopping
boutique
firms
from
firing
out
of
the
gate
with
welcome
financial
news.
To
that
end,
Texas-based
complex
commercial
litigation
boutique Vartabedian
Hester
&
Haynes
—
a
firm
that
opened
its
doors
just
18
months
ago
—
recently
announced its
exciting
bonus
news
at
a
summer
event.
All
attorneys
and
staff
at
the
firm
will
receive
a
$5,000
bonuses,
regardless
of
level
or
title.
On
top
of
that,
all
summer
associates
and
summer
interns
will
receive
a
$1,500
bonus.
A
source
tells
us
that
these
bonuses
are
part
of
the
firm’s
promise
to
compensate
all
associates
at
or
above
the
Cravath/Milbank
scale,
while
at
the
same
time
providing
a
boutique
experience.
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
the
VHH!
Will
these
boutique
bonuses
be
enough
to
move
the
needle
on
the
bonus
market
overall?
Stay
tuned.
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!
Staci
Zaretsky is
the
managing
editor
of
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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