{"id":139583,"date":"2025-12-22T12:24:36","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:24:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/22\/guess-which-biglaw-firm-just-hitched-onto-the-bonus-money-train\/"},"modified":"2025-12-22T12:24:36","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T20:24:36","slug":"guess-which-biglaw-firm-just-hitched-onto-the-bonus-money-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/12\/22\/guess-which-biglaw-firm-just-hitched-onto-the-bonus-money-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Guess Which Biglaw Firm Just Hitched Onto The Bonus Money Train?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Few things brighten up the holiday season like lump sums hitting your bank account. Seward & Kissel is in the giving spirit and announced a round of bonuses and special bonuses for their hardworking employees.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the bonus scale:<\/p>\n

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The firm is taking a special approach to the special bonuses. To qualify, associates need to hit a 2,200-hour threshold (with up to 150 of them being qualified non-billable hours). The special bonuses are below:<\/p>\n

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The associates that went above and beyond the 2,200-hour threshold will be eligible for even more bonus money. To the hard workers at Seward & Kissel, enjoy the payday! The cash will be sent out in the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n

We like hearing about bonuses almost as much as you enjoy spending them. As soon as your firm\u2019s memo comes out, please\u00a0email 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

And if you\u2019d like to sign up for ATL\u2019s Salary & 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

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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\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Guess Which Biglaw Firm Just Hitched Onto The Bonus Money Train?<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Few things brighten up the holiday season like lump sums hitting your bank account. Seward & Kissel is in the giving spirit and announced a round of bonuses and special bonuses for their hardworking employees.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the bonus scale:<\/p>\n

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

The firm is taking a special approach to the special bonuses. To qualify, associates need to hit a 2,200-hour threshold (with up to 150 of them being qualified non-billable hours). The special bonuses are below:<\/p>\n

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

The associates that went above and beyond the 2,200-hour threshold will be eligible for even more bonus money. To the hard workers at Seward & Kissel, enjoy the payday! The cash will be sent out in the first quarter of 2026.<\/p>\n

We like hearing about bonuses almost as much as you enjoy spending them. As soon as your firm\u2019s memo comes out, please\u00a0email 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

And if you\u2019d like to sign up for ATL\u2019s Salary & 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

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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\u00a0cwilliams@abovethelaw.com <\/a>and by tweet at\u00a0@WritesForRent<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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