{"id":130330,"date":"2025-08-12T13:13:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/12\/some-law-firms-cant-afford-not-to-match-milbanks-summer-bonuses\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T13:13:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T21:13:48","slug":"some-law-firms-cant-afford-not-to-match-milbanks-summer-bonuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/08\/12\/some-law-firms-cant-afford-not-to-match-milbanks-summer-bonuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Law Firms \u2018Can\u2019t Afford\u2019 Not To Match Milbank\u2019s Summer Bonuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a new pecking order at the top of [Biglaw]. This helps separate the wheat from the chaff in terms of those who compete at the very top. Some firms can\u2019t afford not to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Peter Zeughauser, a legal consultant <\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>with the\u00a0Zeughauser Group<\/a>,\u00a0in comments given to Law360 Pulse<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>, concerning the likelihood that other firms will match Milbank\u2019s generous summer bonuses<\/a>. Milbank\u2019s bonuses range from $6,000 to $25,000, based on class year. While no other Biglaw firms have matched, thus far, four other firms have announced their own summer bonuses: Vartabedian Hester & Haynes<\/a> ($5,000), Otterbourg<\/a> ($15,000), Bell Nunnally<\/a> (up to $15,000), and Hueston Hennigan<\/a> ($10,000 to $30,000, based on billable hours).<\/em><\/strong><\/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 Some Law Firms \u2018Can\u2019t Afford\u2019 Not To Match Milbank\u2019s Summer Bonuses<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a new pecking order at the top of [Biglaw]. This helps separate the wheat from the chaff in terms of those who compete at the very top. Some firms can\u2019t afford not to follow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014 <\/i>Peter Zeughauser, a legal consultant <\/strong><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>with the\u00a0Zeughauser Group<\/a>,\u00a0in comments given to Law360 Pulse<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>, concerning the likelihood that other firms will match Milbank\u2019s generous summer bonuses<\/a>. Milbank\u2019s bonuses range from $6,000 to $25,000, based on class year. While no other Biglaw firms have matched, thus far, four other firms have announced their own summer bonuses: Vartabedian Hester & Haynes<\/a> ($5,000), Otterbourg<\/a> ($15,000), Bell Nunnally<\/a> (up to $15,000), and Hueston Hennigan<\/a> ($10,000 to $30,000, based on billable hours).<\/em><\/strong><\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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