{"id":139372,"date":"2025-12-19T08:56:56","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/19\/biglaw-firm-targeted-by-trump-delights-with-associate-bonuses\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T08:56:56","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T16:56:56","slug":"biglaw-firm-targeted-by-trump-delights-with-associate-bonuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/19\/biglaw-firm-targeted-by-trump-delights-with-associate-bonuses\/","title":{"rendered":"Biglaw Firm Targeted By Trump Delights With Associate Bonuses"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, WilmerHale ponied up to\u00a0fight the good fight<\/a>\u00a0against the Trumpian Executive Order designed to break the major law firm<\/a> and have them bend a knee to Trump or extract a tremendous financial penalty. WilmerHale\u2019s strategy in standing up for the rule of law has been successful thus far<\/a>, so there\u2019s lots to celebrate at the firm this year.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the firm announced they are sharing the financial success with the rank-and-file attorneys, in the form of associate bonuses. WilmerHale is matching the prevailing market rate, according to the below schedule:<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to everyone at the firm!<\/p>\n

Read the full memo below.<\/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

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\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @Kathryn1@mastodon.social.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The post Biglaw Firm Targeted By Trump Delights With Associate Bonuses<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This year, WilmerHale ponied up to\u00a0fight the good fight<\/a>\u00a0against the Trumpian Executive Order designed to break the major law firm<\/a> and have them bend a knee to Trump or extract a tremendous financial penalty. WilmerHale\u2019s strategy in standing up for the rule of law has been successful thus far<\/a>, so there\u2019s lots to celebrate at the firm this year.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, the firm announced they are sharing the financial success with the rank-and-file attorneys, in the form of associate bonuses. WilmerHale is matching the prevailing market rate, according to the below schedule:<\/p>\n

\"\"
<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Congratulations to everyone at the firm!<\/p>\n

Read the full memo below.<\/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

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\"\"Kathryn Rubino is a Senior Editor at Above the Law, host of The Jabot podcast<\/a>, and co-host of Thinking Like A Lawyer<\/a>. AtL tipsters are the best, so please connect with her. Feel free to email her<\/a> with any tips, questions, or comments and follow her on Twitter @Kathryn1<\/a>\u00a0or Mastodon @[email\u00a0protected].<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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