Biglaw companies have largely fallen in keeping with the prevailing market charge (i.e., the Cravath/Milbank scale for year-end and particular bonuses) this cycle, with match bulletins rolling in a single after one other as companies play it protected and follow the script. One Biglaw agency that’s providing compensation far past marketplace for its highest achievers made its announcement earlier this month, however we’re simply listening to about it now.
Sources inform us that on December 4, Morrison & Foerster — a agency that introduced in $1,410,430,000 gross income in 2024, placing it at No. 40 on the Am Legislation 100 — introduced that it might offer the prevailing market charge for each year-end and particular bonuses. On high of their base bonuses, associates on the agency are additionally eligible to obtain not one, however two extra bonuses on high of their particular bonus funds. Right here’s what the bonus grid seems to be like on the agency:
Now THIS is a legislation agency that’s keen to go above and past to supply compensation incentives to reward its hardworking attorneys.
As famous within the agency’s bonus memo, this “bonus construction permits us to generously reward our highest-performing associates.” MoFo’s most senior associates may have the chance to stroll away with bonuses as much as $218,200, which is a unbelievable option to finish the 12 months.
Associates at MoFo will see their bonuses come February 13, 2026. Congratulations to everybody at Morrison & Foerster!
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