{"id":137219,"date":"2025-11-20T17:53:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/20\/top-biglaw-firm-closes-out-year-with-special-bonuses\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T17:53:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T01:53:56","slug":"top-biglaw-firm-closes-out-year-with-special-bonuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/20\/top-biglaw-firm-closes-out-year-with-special-bonuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Biglaw Firm Closes Out Year With Special Bonuses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s good news for the associates working at Hogan Lovells \u2014 you\u2019re in for a lot of money! Hogan Lovells, a firm that brought in $2,964,460,000 gross revenue in 2024, is sharing the wealth this holiday season by matching the Cravath scale. For those with photographic memories, the payouts look very similiar to last year\u2019s bonus scale. To everyone else who happens to be normal, the scale is below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"497\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-20-at-2.08.01-PM.png?resize=497%2C190&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173309\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Looks like HoLove learned the lesson this year and matched their competitors\u2019 special bonuses. Last year, they weren\u2019t as generous with the holiday cheer <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2024\/12\/hogan-lovellss-bonus-announcement-leaves-disappointed-associates-in-its-wake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and the associates were pissed<\/a>! The associates can rest easy now. Unless, of course, Milbank decides to drop a more generous bonus package and upend the scale. Don\u2019t give it too much thought, though. Firms raking in billions of dollars can match whatever the new market rate tops out at if they want to. Speaking of that money, you\u2019ll be getting the bonus money in your final 2025 paycheck!<\/p>\n<p>We like hearing about bonuses almost as much as you enjoy spending them. As soon as your firm\u2019s memo comes out, please\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tips@abovethelaw.com?subject=%5BFirm%20Name%5D%20Bonus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email it to us<\/a>\u00a0(subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Bonus\u201d) or text us (646-820-8477). 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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Chris-Williams-2025.jpg?resize=512%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1162378\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cwilliams@abovethelaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WritesForRent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/11\/top-biglaw-firm-closes-out-year-with-special-bonuses\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Top Biglaw Firm Closes Out Year With Special Bonuses<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-single__featured-image post-single__featured-image--medium alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/12\/bonus-money-gift-ribbon-present-300x202.jpg?resize=300%2C202&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>There\u2019s good news for the associates working at Hogan Lovells \u2014 you\u2019re in for a lot of money! Hogan Lovells, a firm that brought in $2,964,460,000 gross revenue in 2024, is sharing the wealth this holiday season by matching the Cravath scale. For those with photographic memories, the payouts look very similiar to last year\u2019s bonus scale. To everyone else who happens to be normal, the scale is below:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"497\" height=\"190\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-20-at-2.08.01-PM.png?resize=497%2C190&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173309\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Looks like HoLove learned the lesson this year and matched their competitors\u2019 special bonuses. Last year, they weren\u2019t as generous with the holiday cheer <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2024\/12\/hogan-lovellss-bonus-announcement-leaves-disappointed-associates-in-its-wake\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">and the associates were pissed<\/a>! The associates can rest easy now. Unless, of course, Milbank decides to drop a more generous bonus package and upend the scale. Don\u2019t give it too much thought, though. Firms raking in billions of dollars can match whatever the new market rate tops out at if they want to. Speaking of that money, you\u2019ll be getting the bonus money in your final 2025 paycheck!<\/p>\n<p>We like hearing about bonuses almost as much as you enjoy spending them. As soon as your firm\u2019s memo comes out, please\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#dca8b5acaf9cbdbeb3aab9a8b4b9b0bdabf2bfb3b1e3afa9beb6b9bfa8e1f9e99e9ab5aeb1f9eeec92bdb1b9f9e998f9eeec9eb3b2a9af\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">email it to us<\/a>\u00a0(subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Bonus\u201d) or text us (646-820-8477). 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<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/06\/Chris-Williams-2025.jpg?resize=512%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1162378\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord\u2122 in the Facebook group\u00a0Law School Memes for Edgy T14s . \u00a0He endured Missouri long enough to graduate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law. He is a former boatbuilder who is learning to swim,\u00a0is interested in critical race theory, philosophy, and humor, and has a love for cycling that occasionally annoys his peers. You can reach him by email at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#3754405e5b5b5e565a44775655584152435f525b56401954585a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">[email\u00a0protected] <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WritesForRent\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s good news for the associates working at Hogan Lovells \u2014 you\u2019re in for a lot of money! Hogan Lovells, a firm that brought in $2,964,460,000 gross revenue in 2024, is sharing the wealth this holiday season by matching the Cravath scale. 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