‘Tis the season for Biglaw bonus announcements, and Proskauer Rose has entered the chat. The firm announced its 2025 year-end bonuses today, matching the scale that’s rapidly taking on consensus status.
But before we get to the numbers, let’s take a trip down memory lane. Because Proskauer’s 2024 bonus season was… memorable. And not in a “great holiday party” kind of way.
Last year, Proskauer associates discovered that the firm sprung an hours requirement for bonuses that, according to tipsters, didn’t formally exist until after people missed it. Associates who fell short by as few as three hours found nothing but coal in their stockings. The firm then — in what we can only describe as damage control under duress — called a virtual town hall nine minutes after our story posted to announce that, going forward, there would be an official 2,000-hour requirement.
As one associate put it at the time: “They say it can change from year to year but they will tell us ahead of time (yeah right, we’re not going to believe that shit anymore).”
With that context, let’s examine this year’s memo… and note that there’s no announced hourly changes:
Nothing surprising there.
Bonuses will be paid on or before December 24, 2025 to associates who are employed and in good standing on that date and who have met the Firm’s applicable performance criteria for associates of their seniority.
The memo also includes the usual caveats about pro-rated bonuses for associates on reduced schedules, approved leaves, or who joined after January 1, 2025. London associates get pounds to sterling conversions, because apparently Brexit didn’t change everything.
Congratulations to the Proskauer associates who will be receiving their checks before Christmas. May your hours be above threshold and your good standing remain unquestioned.
Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.
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‘Tis the season for Biglaw bonus announcements, and Proskauer Rose has entered the chat. The firm announced its 2025 year-end bonuses today, matching the scale that’s rapidly taking on consensus status.
But before we get to the numbers, let’s take a trip down memory lane. Because Proskauer’s 2024 bonus season was… memorable. And not in a “great holiday party” kind of way.
Last year, Proskauer associates discovered that the firm sprung an hours requirement for bonuses that, according to tipsters, didn’t formally exist until after people missed it. Associates who fell short by as few as three hours found nothing but coal in their stockings. The firm then — in what we can only describe as damage control under duress — called a virtual town hall nine minutes after our story posted to announce that, going forward, there would be an official 2,000-hour requirement.
As one associate put it at the time: “They say it can change from year to year but they will tell us ahead of time (yeah right, we’re not going to believe that shit anymore).”
With that context, let’s examine this year’s memo… and note that there’s no announced hourly changes:
Nothing surprising there.
Bonuses will be paid on or before December 24, 2025 to associates who are employed and in good standing on that date and who have met the Firm’s applicable performance criteria for associates of their seniority.
The memo also includes the usual caveats about pro-rated bonuses for associates on reduced schedules, approved leaves, or who joined after January 1, 2025. London associates get pounds to sterling conversions, because apparently Brexit didn’t change everything.
Congratulations to the Proskauer associates who will be receiving their checks before Christmas. May your hours be above threshold and your good standing remain unquestioned.
Joe Patrice is a senior editor at Above the Law and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer. Feel free to email any tips, questions, or comments. Follow him on Twitter or Bluesky if you’re interested in law, politics, and a healthy dose of college sports news. Joe also serves as a Managing Director at RPN Executive Search.
