{"id":137266,"date":"2025-11-21T09:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/21\/law-firm-that-started-summer-bonus-trend-announces-year-end-bonuses\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T09:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T17:16:02","slug":"law-firm-that-started-summer-bonus-trend-announces-year-end-bonuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/21\/law-firm-that-started-summer-bonus-trend-announces-year-end-bonuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Law Firm That Started Summer Bonus Trend Announces Year-End Bonuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pay attention, everyone, because we\u2019ve got some very exciting bonus news from the very first firm to announce summer bonuses \u2014 and no, it\u2019s not Milbank. If you recall, back in July, the first firm to announce a summer bonus<\/a> was Texas-based complex commercial litigation boutique\u00a0Vartabedian Hester & Haynes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Now, the firm is back with a Cravath\/Milbank bonus blend for its hardworking associates. \u201cThis decision reflects our commitment to reward the high standard of work you deliver and to recognize your contributions,\u201d the partners wrote in a memo to associates.<\/p>\n

Associates who have met their 1800-hour annual billable goal will be rewarded with these generous bonuses:<\/p>\n

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Bonuses will hit bank accounts on or before December 31, for a very happy new year indeed.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to everyone at VHH!<\/p>\n

Remember everyone, we depend on your tips to stay on top of compensation updates, so when your firm announces or matches, please text us (646-820-8477) or\u00a0email us<\/a>\u00a0(subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Bonus\/Matches\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 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. Thanks for your help!<\/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\u00a0Lin<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Law Firm That Started Summer Bonus Trend Announces Year-End Bonuses<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Pay attention, everyone, because we\u2019ve got some very exciting bonus news from the very first firm to announce summer bonuses \u2014 and no, it\u2019s not Milbank. If you recall, back in July, the first firm to announce a summer bonus<\/a> was Texas-based complex commercial litigation boutique\u00a0Vartabedian Hester & Haynes<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Now, the firm is back with a Cravath\/Milbank bonus blend for its hardworking associates. \u201cThis decision reflects our commitment to reward the high standard of work you deliver and to recognize your contributions,\u201d the partners wrote in a memo to associates.<\/p>\n

Associates who have met their 1800-hour annual billable goal will be rewarded with these generous bonuses:<\/p>\n

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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Bonuses will hit bank accounts on or before December 31, for a very happy new year indeed.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to everyone at VHH!<\/p>\n

Remember everyone, we depend on your tips to stay on top of compensation updates, so when your firm announces or matches, please text us (646-820-8477) or\u00a0email us<\/a>\u00a0(subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Bonus\/Matches\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 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. Thanks for your help!<\/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\u00a0Lin<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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