The
week
after
Thanksgiving
is
known
for
being
kind
of
a
drag,
but
nothing
lightens
the
mood
more
than
Biglaw
firms
announcing
that
they’re
handing
out
bonuses
on
top
of
bonuses
on
top
of
bonuses.
Which
firm
is
the
latest
to
announce
its
year-end
bonus
scale?
That
would
be
Sidley
Austin,
a
firm
that
took
in
$3,439,646,000
gross
revenue
in
2024,
putting
it
at
No.
6
on
the
latest
Am
Law
100.
The
elite
firm
recently
let
associates
know
that
it
would
be
matching
the
Cravath
scale,
complete
with
Milbank’s
summer
bonuses,
for
those
who
have
met
their
2000-hour
billable
requirement.
Those
who
weren’t
able
to
meet
the
minimum
“may
be
recognized
with
partial
bonuses.”
Here’s
what
the
bonus
scale
looks
like
at
Sidley:
Associates
who
have
gone
above
and
beyond
—
i.e.,
those
who
have
“higher
productivity
and/or
exceptional
performance”
—
will
be
rewarded
with
even
more
money.
Here
are
the
details:
As
in
prior
years,
we
also
recognize
associates
who
have
higher
productivity
and/or
exceptional
performance
with
additional
bonuses
that
exceed
the
base
bonus
amounts,
resulting
in
those
associates
receiving
more
than
the
base
bonus
for
their
class
year,
and
in
some
cases
more
than
50%
above
base
bonus.
Bonuses
will
hit
bank
accounts
prior
to
December
31,
2025.
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
Sidley!
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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