{"id":138888,"date":"2025-12-12T17:24:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:24:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/12\/some-biglaw-firms-are-reportedly-not-matching-special-bonuses-and-associates-are-pissed\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T17:24:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:24:47","slug":"some-biglaw-firms-are-reportedly-not-matching-special-bonuses-and-associates-are-pissed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/12\/some-biglaw-firms-are-reportedly-not-matching-special-bonuses-and-associates-are-pissed\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Biglaw Firms Are Reportedly Not Matching Special Bonuses, And Associates Are Pissed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

At the end of the day, everybody just wants to be paid what they consider to be market. And at this point, folding the special bonuses to the holiday bonus is the current market. People who don\u2019t get bonuses when many of their peers do, are going to be out the door.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i> Kate Reder Sheikh<\/a>, a legal recruiter with Major, Lindsey & Africa, in comments given to the American Lawyer<\/a>, concerning the \u201csurprising handful\u201d of Am Law 50 firms that reportedly haven\u2019t announced special bonuses with their year-end bonuses, which has been \u201cvery poorly received\u201d by associates. Why wouldn\u2019t a firm match the special bonuses that are now regarded as part of the market rate? \u201cThat\u2019s kind of a million-dollar question, and what associates who are at these firms are asking me,\u201d Sheikh said. \u201c\u2018Do they not care if I leave? Do they not care if a lot of us leave? Is it actually potentially a goal to get some people out the door without doing layoffs?\u2019 It\u2019s been a point of great curiosity.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/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\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Some Biglaw Firms Are Reportedly Not Matching Special Bonuses, And Associates Are Pissed<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

At the end of the day, everybody just wants to be paid what they consider to be market. And at this point, folding the special bonuses to the holiday bonus is the current market. People who don\u2019t get bonuses when many of their peers do, are going to be out the door.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i> Kate Reder Sheikh<\/a>, a legal recruiter with Major, Lindsey & Africa, in comments given to the American Lawyer<\/a>, concerning the \u201csurprising handful\u201d of Am Law 50 firms that reportedly haven\u2019t announced special bonuses with their year-end bonuses, which has been \u201cvery poorly received\u201d by associates. Why wouldn\u2019t a firm match the special bonuses that are now regarded as part of the market rate? \u201cThat\u2019s kind of a million-dollar question, and what associates who are at these firms are asking me,\u201d Sheikh said. \u201c\u2018Do they not care if I leave? Do they not care if a lot of us leave? Is it actually potentially a goal to get some people out the door without doing layoffs?\u2019 It\u2019s been a point of great curiosity.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/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\u00a0LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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