This Top Biglaw Firm Is Offering Associates ‘Exceptional’ Bonuses On Top Of Special Bonuses
Congratulations on the big-time bonuses!
Match, match, match, match, match, match! EVERYBODY! Biglaw firms continue to follow Milbank, matching the compensation leader’s year-end bonuses and special bonuses.
Akin is one of the latest firms to announce a Milbank bonus match. The firm brought in $1,369,427,000 gross revenue in 2023, putting it at No. 36 on the Am Law 100. Here’s what the bonus scale looks like at Akin:
As usual, the firm will award “exceptional” bonuses to associates who had “exceptional” performance this year (i.e., very high productivity).
Congratulations to everyone at Akin!
(Flip to the next page to read the full memo from the firm.)
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