Biglaw
firms
have
largely
fallen
in
line
with
the
prevailing
market
rate
(i.e.,
the
Cravath/Milbank
scale
for
year-end
and
special
bonuses)
this
cycle,
with
match
announcements
rolling
in
one
after
another
as
firms
play
it
safe
and
stick
to
the
script.
One
Biglaw
firm
that’s
offering
compensation
far
beyond
market
for
its
highest
achievers
made
its
announcement
earlier
this
month,
but
we’re
just
hearing
about
it
now.
Sources
tell
us
that
on
December
4,
Morrison
&
Foerster
—
a
firm
that
brought
in
$1,410,430,000
gross
revenue
in
2024,
putting
it
at
No.
40
on
the
Am
Law
100
—
announced
that
it
would
be
offering
the
prevailing
market
rate
for
both
year-end
and
special
bonuses.
On
top
of
their
base
bonuses,
associates
at
the
firm
are
also
eligible
to
receive
not
one,
but two additional
bonuses
on
top
of
their
special
bonus
payments.
Here’s
what
the
bonus
grid
looks
like
at
the
firm:
Now
THIS
is
a
law
firm
that’s
willing
to
go
above
and
beyond
to
offer
compensation
incentives
to
reward
its
hardworking
attorneys.
As
noted
in
the
firm’s
bonus
memo,
this
“bonus
structure
allows
us
to
generously
reward
our
highest-performing
associates.”
MoFo’s
most
senior
associates
will
have
the
opportunity
to
walk
away
with
bonuses
up
to
$218,200,
which
is
a
fantastic
way
to
end
the
year.
Associates
at
MoFo
will
see
their
bonuses
come
February
13,
2026.
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
Morrison
&
Foerster!
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
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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.
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for
your
help!
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