{"id":138018,"date":"2025-12-02T16:26:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T00:26:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/02\/biglaw-firm-gives-associates-the-best-thing-to-mull-over-bonuses\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T16:26:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T00:26:04","slug":"biglaw-firm-gives-associates-the-best-thing-to-mull-over-bonuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/02\/biglaw-firm-gives-associates-the-best-thing-to-mull-over-bonuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Biglaw Firm Gives Associates The Best Thing To Mull Over: Bonuses!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As we roll over into December, the thanks giving (small t) continues with bonus announcements. We\u2019re passing on some great news announced to associates at Sheppard Mullin; y\u2019all are getting paid extra! Business is doing well \u2014 the firm raked in a respectable $1,213,328,000 gross revenue in 2024 according to Am Law \u2014 and sharing some of the surplus is a phenomenal way to reward everyone for their hard work.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the firm\u2019s bonus and special bonus scale:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"347\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-02-at-12.06.06-PM.png?resize=347%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173900\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nice to see that the firm is rewarding the associates who worked beyond the base 2000 hours with even more bonus bucks. The money will be paid out on January 16th.<\/p>\n<p>To everyone at Sheppard Mullin, congrats on the cash! You can buy something nice for yourself, for someone else, or give it all to Sallie Mae. The choice is yours! <\/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\/12\/biglaw-firm-gives-associates-the-best-thing-to-mull-over-bonuses\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Biglaw Firm Gives Associates The Best Thing To Mull Over: Bonuses!<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As we roll over into December, the thanks giving (small t) continues with bonus announcements. We\u2019re passing on some great news announced to associates at Sheppard Mullin; y\u2019all are getting paid extra! Business is doing well \u2014 the firm raked in a respectable $1,213,328,000 gross revenue in 2024 according to Am Law \u2014 and sharing some of the surplus is a phenomenal way to reward everyone for their hard work.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the firm\u2019s bonus and special bonus scale:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"347\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/12\/Screen-Shot-2025-12-02-at-12.06.06-PM.png?resize=347%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1173900\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nice to see that the firm is rewarding the associates who worked beyond the base 2000 hours with even more bonus bucks. The money will be paid out on January 16th.<\/p>\n<p>To everyone at Sheppard Mullin, congrats on the cash! You can buy something nice for yourself, for someone else, or give it all to Sallie Mae. The choice is yours! <\/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\/12\/biglaw-firm-gives-associates-the-best-thing-to-mull-over-bonuses\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Biglaw Firm Gives Associates The Best Thing To Mull Over: Bonuses!<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As we roll over into December, the thanks giving (small t) continues with bonus announcements. We\u2019re passing on some great news announced to associates at Sheppard Mullin; y\u2019all are getting paid extra! 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