So what, exactly, does an \u201cabove market\u201d special bonus look like at Kellogg Hansen? While Biglaw associates are receiving $6,000 to $25,000 associates at the firm will be receiving much, much more. According to an internal email from Michael Kellogg, all associate classes as well as of counsel will be receiving big-time<\/em> special bonuses on the following scale:<\/p>\n Associate Year 1 (joined the firm in 2024) \u2013 $30,000<\/p>\n Associate Year 2 \u2013 $35,000<\/p>\n Associate Year 3 \u2013 $40,000<\/p>\n Associate Year 4 \u2013 $45,000<\/p>\n Associate Year 5 \u2013 $50,000<\/p>\n Associate Year 6 \u2013 $55,000<\/p>\n Of Counsel \u2013 $60,000<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n These bonuses come in addition to the firm\u2019s year-end bonuses, which are usually gigantic for almost every class year. Stay tuned, because those are set to be announced soon.<\/p>\n Congratulations to everyone at Kellogg Hansen!<\/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 This Elite Boutique Is Handing Out Special Bonuses That Would Make Biglaw Blush<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n Another day, another elite law boutique that\u2019s offering bonuses to their associates that blow the prevailing market bonuses at Biglaw firms out of the water.<\/p>\n Litigation powerhouse Kellogg Hansen recently announced special bonuses, and of course they\u2019re way above market. It isn\u2019t much of a surprise; the firm\u2019s base compensation ranges have been on top of the Biglaw scale<\/a> for years, and their year-end bonuses are huge too.\u00a0This just lines Kellogg associates\u2019 pockets with even more money.<\/p>\n So what, exactly, does an \u201cabove market\u201d special bonus look like at Kellogg Hansen? While Biglaw associates are receiving $6,000 to $25,000 associates at the firm will be receiving much, much more. According to an internal email from Michael Kellogg, all associate classes as well as of counsel will be receiving big-time<\/em> special bonuses on the following scale:<\/p>\n Associate Year 1 (joined the firm in 2024) \u2013 $30,000<\/p>\n Associate Year 2 \u2013 $35,000<\/p>\n Associate Year 3 \u2013 $40,000<\/p>\n Associate Year 4 \u2013 $45,000<\/p>\n Associate Year 5 \u2013 $50,000<\/p>\n Associate Year 6 \u2013 $55,000<\/p>\n Of Counsel \u2013 $60,000<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n These bonuses come in addition to the firm\u2019s year-end bonuses, which are usually gigantic for almost every class year. Stay tuned, because those are set to be announced soon.<\/p>\n Congratulations to everyone at Kellogg Hansen!<\/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. 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