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Bonuses will hit bank accounts on January 15, 2026. Congratulations to everyone at Clifford Chance!<\/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 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 Magic Circle Firm Pulls A Bonus Out Of Its Hat For Associates<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Abracadabra! Biglaw bonus announcements are magically appearing in associates\u2019 inboxes left and right, and the latest firm to unveil a bonus scale is Clifford Chance.<\/p>\n Last year, the firm took in $3.25 billion in gross revenue and now they\u2019re sharing the good fortune with associates. Today, Clifford Chance sent a memo to its U.S. associates announcing the firm will be matching the Cravath scale<\/a>, complete with Milbank\u2019s summer bonuses<\/a>. Here\u2019s what that looks like at the firm:<\/p>\n Bonuses will hit bank accounts on January 15, 2026. Congratulations to everyone at Clifford Chance!<\/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 Staci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. 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