{"id":164358,"date":"2026-10-05T12:15:53","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:15:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/05\/calling-all-associates-will-your-firm-show-you-the-money-this-bonus-season\/"},"modified":"2026-10-05T12:15:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:15:53","slug":"calling-all-associates-will-your-firm-show-you-the-money-this-bonus-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/10\/05\/calling-all-associates-will-your-firm-show-you-the-money-this-bonus-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Calling All Associates: Will Your Firm Show You The Money This Bonus Season?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The post Calling All Associates: Will Your Firm Show You The Money This Bonus Season?<\/a> appeared first on Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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With bonus season right around the corner, if you\u2019re a Biglaw associate in the fall of 2026, two things are probably true: (i) you\u2019re billing your life away while while wondering whether the still-hot lateral market is calling your name, and (ii) you\u2019re waiting to see whether your firm will finally match Milbank\u2019s raises<\/a>, and curious to see if year-end bonuses might bring even more money your way (with a Milbank special bonus<\/a> on top).<\/p>\n

To kick off our coverage, we\u2019re asking you to take this (always) confidential, (always) brief survey to share your thoughts on the upcoming bonus season. And if you\u2019d like to stay on top of any changes this bonus season, enter your email below to sign up for our free bonus alerts.<\/p>\n

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And as a little reminder, we love covering the Biglaw bonus season, but we need your help. As soon as your firm\u2019s bonus memo comes out, please\u00a0email us<\/a>\u00a0(subject line: \u201c[Firm Name] Bonus\u201d). We always keep our sources on bonus stories anonymous. There\u2019s no need to send the memo using your firm email account; your personal email account is fine. Please be sure to include the memo as proof; we like to post complete bonus memos as a service to our readers. You can take a photo of the memo and attach as a picture if you are worried about metadata in a PDF or Word file.<\/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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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