{"id":130305,"date":"2025-08-12T11:10:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/12\/splash-another-law-firm-dives-into-the-summer-bonus-pool\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T11:10:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T19:10:49","slug":"splash-another-law-firm-dives-into-the-summer-bonus-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/12\/splash-another-law-firm-dives-into-the-summer-bonus-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"Splash! Another Law Firm Dives Into The Summer Bonus Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summertime, and the livin\u2019 is easy \u2014 for law firm associates on the receiving end of bonuses, that is. In case you haven\u2019t been keeping track, the following firms have already awarded summer bonuses to their associates: Vartabedian Hester & Haynes<\/a>\u00a0($5,000);\u00a0Otterbourg<\/a>\u00a0($15,000); Milbank ($6,000 to $25,000, based on class year); and\u00a0Hueston Hennigan<\/a>\u00a0($10,000 to $30,000, based on hours). We\u2019re pleased to say that we can now add a fifth firm to the list.<\/p>\n

Last week, Bell Nunnally & Martin<\/a> \u2014 a Texas-based firm found on Vault\u2019s Top 150 Under 150<\/a> ranking \u2014 announced that it would be issuing bonuses of up to $15,000 to associates. As noted in the firm\u2019s memo, the average bonuses was $8,000, and associates were evaluated bases on their billable hours, the quality of their work, and their contributions to the firm\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

In a statement noted by Law360<\/a>, Christopher B. Trowbridge, the firm\u2019s managing partner, said, \u201cResponse to our midyear bonuses in 2024 was outstanding, and 2025 is shaping up to be yet another record-breaking year for Bell Nunnally. We certainly couldn\u2019t do it without the top-notch work of our associates, and we hope this demonstration of our appreciation helps us all look forward to closing out 2025 on a strong note.\u201d<\/p>\n

Congratulations to everyone at Bell Nunnally & Martin!<\/p>\n

Remember everyone, we depend on your tips to stay on top of this stuff. So when your firm matches, please text us (646-820-8477<\/a>) or\u00a0email us<\/a>\u00a0(subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Summer Bonuses\u201d). Please include the memo if available. You can take a photo of the memo and send it via text or email if you don\u2019t want to forward the original PDF or Word file.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019d like to sign up for ATL\u2019s Bonus Alerts (which is the alert list we\u2019ll 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\u2019t need to do anything. You\u2019ll receive an email notification within minutes of each bonus announcement that we publish.<\/p>\n

Bell Nunnally Awards Midyear Bonuses Of Up To $15K<\/a> [Law360]<\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Splash! Another Law Firm Dives Into The Summer Bonus Pool<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Summertime, and the livin\u2019 is easy \u2014 for law firm associates on the receiving end of bonuses, that is. In case you haven\u2019t been keeping track, the following firms have already awarded summer bonuses to their associates: Vartabedian Hester & Haynes<\/a>\u00a0($5,000);\u00a0Otterbourg<\/a>\u00a0($15,000); Milbank ($6,000 to $25,000, based on class year); and\u00a0Hueston Hennigan<\/a>\u00a0($10,000 to $30,000, based on hours). We\u2019re pleased to say that we can now add a fifth firm to the list.<\/p>\n

Last week, Bell Nunnally & Martin<\/a> \u2014 a Texas-based firm found on Vault\u2019s Top 150 Under 150<\/a> ranking \u2014 announced that it would be issuing bonuses of up to $15,000 to associates. As noted in the firm\u2019s memo, the average bonuses was $8,000, and associates were evaluated bases on their billable hours, the quality of their work, and their contributions to the firm\u2019s success.<\/p>\n

In a statement noted by Law360<\/a>, Christopher B. Trowbridge, the firm\u2019s managing partner, said, \u201cResponse to our midyear bonuses in 2024 was outstanding, and 2025 is shaping up to be yet another record-breaking year for Bell Nunnally. We certainly couldn\u2019t do it without the top-notch work of our associates, and we hope this demonstration of our appreciation helps us all look forward to closing out 2025 on a strong note.\u201d<\/p>\n

Congratulations to everyone at Bell Nunnally & Martin!<\/p>\n

Remember everyone, we depend on your tips to stay on top of this stuff. So when your firm matches, please text us (646-820-8477<\/a>) or\u00a0email us<\/a>\u00a0(subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Summer Bonuses\u201d). Please include the memo if available. You can take a photo of the memo and send it via text or email if you don\u2019t want to forward the original PDF or Word file.<\/p>\n

And if you\u2019d like to sign up for ATL\u2019s Bonus Alerts (which is the alert list we\u2019ll 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\u2019t need to do anything. You\u2019ll receive an email notification within minutes of each bonus announcement that we publish.<\/p>\n

Bell Nunnally Awards Midyear Bonuses Of Up To $15K<\/a> [Law360]<\/p>\n

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\"Staci
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Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on\u00a0Bluesky<\/a>,\u00a0X\/Twitter<\/a>, and\u00a0Threads<\/a>,\u00a0or connect with her on\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Summertime, and the livin\u2019 is easy \u2014 for law firm associates on the receiving end of bonuses, that is. In case you haven\u2019t been keeping track, the following firms have already awarded summer bonuses to their associates: Vartabedian Hester & Haynes\u00a0($5,000);\u00a0Otterbourg\u00a0($15,000); Milbank ($6,000 to $25,000, based on class year); and\u00a0Hueston Hennigan\u00a0($10,000 to $30,000, based on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":130301,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Staci-Zaretsky-1VOlmL.jpg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130301"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}