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Milbank’s Associate Bonus Payout Could Lead to Bonus Bump For Other Big Law Firms

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The ‘M-For-Money’ Milbank Bonus Payout Milbank is awarding seniority-based associate bonus payouts of up to $25,000 to its associates and counsel worldwide, which could lead to another ‘bonus bump’ for associates among big law firms. According to an internal memo, bonuses for first-year associates will begin at $6,000 and increase with seniority, with payments scheduled […]

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Cleary Gottlieb’s $20 Million Lateral Partner Compensation: Strategic Implications and Industry Context

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Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP has made headlines with its readiness to offer up to $20 million for lateral partner hires as the intensely fought lateral-hiring frenzy continues unabated among big law firms. The development not only underscores the firm’s commitment to competing at the highest levels of the legal market but it underscores

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The Legal Pay Wars Heat Up in The City as Quinn Emanuel Ups the Ante

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In the latest salvo of the intensifying war for legal talent among top City firms, Quinn Emanuel has fired a shot across the bow, significantly boosting pay for its newly minted solicitors in London with a major legal pay increase. The powerhouse US-based litigation boutique, the storied ‘most feared’ litigation firm, is raising base salaries

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Why Are Big Law Firms Using The ‘Black Box’ Pay Model?

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Payday Partners In Deep Cover Albert Goodwin, LawFuel contributor It sounds somewhat sinister, but the ‘black box’ pay system for partner remuneration model that is being used by some big law firms is gaining attention and momentum. In an age of transparency – supposedly – the ‘black box’ model requires deep cover and belies the

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Big Law Salary Scale Boost Sees Latham Lift The Partner Profits Pool

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Lathams Big Law Salary Scale Splurge Ben Thompson, LawFuel’s big law and List review editor When we published the ‘Profits per Partner’ list last year in our big law salary survey report, Latham & Watkins were topping the list at $7.3 million – and the firm is intent on ensuring it remains top dog in

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Kirkland & Ellis PEP Growth Creates $8 Million Dollar Men (and Women)

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No sooner have we written about the PEP earnings of big law firms when Kirkland & Ellis come out with a report (from Law.com) showing revenues growing to $7.21 billion and their profits per equity partner (PEP) rising to $7.96 million. Despite the high profile departure of law stars like London-based Neel Sachdev to Paul

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Hourly Rate Unveiled: Lawyers Pursue $6 Billion Legal Fee Tied to Musk’s Pay Package

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Record Legal Fee Request Tom Borman, LawFuel contributing editor We reported recently on a record-breaking ‘first’ billion dollar legal fee in the Elon Musk executive compensation case – but away under-estimated – with the fee looking at several billion more. The lawyers who successfully challenged Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation package as excessive are now

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