{"id":137327,"date":"2025-11-21T13:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/21\/top-biglaw-firm-matches-market-bonus-scale-while-praising-associates\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:21:01","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T21:21:01","slug":"top-biglaw-firm-matches-market-bonus-scale-while-praising-associates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/21\/top-biglaw-firm-matches-market-bonus-scale-while-praising-associates\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Biglaw Firm Matches Market Bonus Scale While Praising Associates"},"content":{"rendered":"

One by one, Biglaw firms continue to fall in line to match what\u2019s now been recognized as the market bonus scale as blessed by Cravath<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The latest firm to do so is none other than Debevoise & Plimpton, which brought in $1,623,000,000 gross revenue in 2024, and it\u2019s a straight match.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of all of the partners, thank you for your dedication to our clients and the Firm, your outstanding client service, and your commitment to impactful pro bono work that has benefited our communities and society,\u201d presiding partner Peter Furci and deputy presiding partner Nicole Mesard wrote in a memo to all attorneys at the firm. \u201cYou represent Debevoise at its finest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Take a look at what the scale looks like at the firm:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nYear-end bonus<\/td>\nSpecial bonus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2025<\/td>\n$15,000
(pro rated)<\/td>\n		$6,000
(pro rated)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2024<\/td>\n$20,000<\/td>\n$6,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2023<\/td>\n$30,000<\/td>\n$10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2022<\/td>\n$57,500<\/td>\n$15,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2021<\/td>\n$75,000<\/td>\n$20,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2020<\/td>\n$90,000<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2019<\/td>\n$105,000<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2018 and senior<\/td>\n$115,000<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Congratulations to everyone at Debevoise!<\/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 Top Biglaw Firm Matches Market Bonus Scale While Praising Associates<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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One by one, Biglaw firms continue to fall in line to match what\u2019s now been recognized as the market bonus scale as blessed by Cravath<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The latest firm to do so is none other than Debevoise & Plimpton, which brought in $1,623,000,000 gross revenue in 2024, and it\u2019s a straight match.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of all of the partners, thank you for your dedication to our clients and the Firm, your outstanding client service, and your commitment to impactful pro bono work that has benefited our communities and society,\u201d presiding partner Peter Furci and deputy presiding partner Nicole Mesard wrote in a memo to all attorneys at the firm. \u201cYou represent Debevoise at its finest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Take a look at what the scale looks like at the firm:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Year-end bonus<\/td>\nSpecial bonus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2025<\/td>\n$15,000
(pro rated)<\/td>\n		$6,000
(pro rated)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2024<\/td>\n$20,000<\/td>\n$6,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2023<\/td>\n$30,000<\/td>\n$10,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2022<\/td>\n$57,500<\/td>\n$15,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2021<\/td>\n$75,000<\/td>\n$20,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2020<\/td>\n$90,000<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2019<\/td>\n$105,000<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Class of 2018 and senior<\/td>\n$115,000<\/td>\n$25,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

Congratulations to everyone at Debevoise!<\/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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