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4 days agoCalling All Biglaw Associates: 2025 Bonus Season Awaits - Above the Law
Biglaw associates in fall 2025 are billing heavily, considering lateral moves, and awaiting annual (possibly special) bonus announcements.
Today is August 22. It's been two full business weeks since Milbank announced that it would be handing out special bonuses to associates ($6,000 to $25,000, based on class year). Other midsize and boutique firms have already stepped in to award summer bonuses to their associates - firms like Vartabedian Hester & Haynes ($5,000); Otterbourg ($15,000); Bell Nunnally (up to $15,000); and Hueston Hennigan ($10,000 to $30,000, based on hours) - but we've heard nothing but crickets from Milbank's Biglaw brethren.