{"id":137560,"date":"2025-11-24T17:47:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:47:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/24\/biglaw-firm-uses-simple-trick-to-make-associates-happy-for-the-holidays\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T17:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T01:47:21","slug":"biglaw-firm-uses-simple-trick-to-make-associates-happy-for-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/11\/24\/biglaw-firm-uses-simple-trick-to-make-associates-happy-for-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Biglaw Firm Uses Simple Trick To Make Associates Happy For The Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Simpson Thacher is about to give their employees a reason to be thankful. After grossing $2,896,282,000 in 2024, the Biglaw firm is doing the right thing and sharing some of the profits to reward associates for their hard work. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the scale:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"533\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-24-at-3.59.37-PM.png?resize=533%2C167&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173565\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To everyone at Simpson Thacher, enjoy the money. With the extra cash, you could invest a little more into this year\u2019s Turkey day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>According to our tipster\u2019s email, you should expect to see the money come your way by the end of December. <\/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> (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<p>And if you\u2019d like to sign up for ATL\u2019s Salary &amp; Bonus Alerts, 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<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\/biglaw-firm-uses-simple-trick-to-make-associates-happy-for-the-holidays\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Biglaw Firm Uses Simple Trick To Make Associates Happy For The Holidays<\/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=\"285\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2019\/06\/GettyImages-538809684-300x316.jpg?resize=285%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p>Simpson Thacher is about to give their employees a reason to be thankful. After grossing $2,896,282,000 in 2024, the Biglaw firm is doing the right thing and sharing some of the profits to reward associates for their hard work. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the scale:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-24-at-3.59.37-PM.png?resize=533%2C167&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173565\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To everyone at Simpson Thacher, enjoy the money. With the extra cash, you could invest a little more into this year\u2019s Turkey day.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d-IPfrHnEI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p>According to our tipster\u2019s email, you should expect to see the money come your way by the end of December. <\/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#1a6e736a695a7b78756c7f6e727f767b6d3479757725696f78707f796e273f2f585c7368773f282a547b777f3f2f5e3f282a5875746f69\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">email it to us<\/a> (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<p>And if you\u2019d like to sign up for ATL\u2019s Salary &amp; Bonus Alerts, 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<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#c0a3b7a9acaca9a1adb380a1a2afb6a5b4a8a5aca1b7eea3afad\" 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>Simpson Thacher is about to give their employees a reason to be thankful. After grossing $2,896,282,000 in 2024, the Biglaw firm is doing the right thing and sharing some of the profits to reward associates for their hard work. Here\u2019s the scale: To everyone at Simpson Thacher, enjoy the money. 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