{"id":153835,"date":"2026-06-04T14:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/04\/boutique-firm-hands-out-spring-bonuses-as-compensation-fever-spreads\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:59:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:59:00","slug":"boutique-firm-hands-out-spring-bonuses-as-compensation-fever-spreads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/06\/04\/boutique-firm-hands-out-spring-bonuses-as-compensation-fever-spreads\/","title":{"rendered":"Boutique Firm Hands Out Spring Bonuses As Compensation Fever Spreads"},"content":{"rendered":"

Associate compensation news is coming in hot! If your firms aren\u2019t raising salaries<\/a> or announcing seasonal bonuses<\/a>, what are they doing? We can officially add another boutique to the list of firms that know what associates want.<\/p>\n

Dunn Isaacson Rhee, founded in May 2025<\/a> after its top brass \u2014 Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jessica Phillips,\u00a0and Jeannie Rhee \u2014 defected from capitulating firm Paul Weiss, is handing out bountiful bonuses to its associates. In an internal memo viewed by Above the Law, the firm announced that associates will receive special spring bonuses between $10,000 and $25,000, based on seniority.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to everyone at Dunn Isaacson Rhee!<\/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<\/a>) 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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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is 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 Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The post Boutique Firm Hands Out Spring Bonuses As Compensation Fever Spreads<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Associate compensation news is coming in hot! If your firms aren\u2019t raising salaries<\/a> or announcing seasonal bonuses<\/a>, what are they doing? We can officially add another boutique to the list of firms that know what associates want.<\/p>\n

Dunn Isaacson Rhee, founded in May 2025<\/a> after its top brass \u2014 Karen Dunn, Bill Isaacson, Jessica Phillips,\u00a0and Jeannie Rhee \u2014 defected from capitulating firm Paul Weiss, is handing out bountiful bonuses to its associates. In an internal memo viewed by Above the Law, the firm announced that associates will receive special spring bonuses between $10,000 and $25,000, based on seniority.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to everyone at Dunn Isaacson Rhee!<\/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<\/a>) 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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<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is 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 Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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