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Two
things
happen
this
time
of
year:
Biglaw
firms
make
good
on
associate
compensation
and
we
dust
off
our
firm
pun
game.
With
that
in
mind,
Ropes
&
Gray
has
announced
a
Milbank
match.
Ropes
had
$2,992,831,000
gross
revenue
in
2023,
which
placed
them
8th
on
the
Am
Law
200
ranking.
In
addition
to
matching
both
the
annual
and
the
special
scale
for
US-scale,
partnership
track
associates
hitting
the
1900-hour
threshold,
the
firm
offers
the
promise
of
an
unspecified
increase
above
the
grid
for
lawyers
exceeding
expectations.
So…
I
guess
there
is
a
little
bit
of
gray
area.
Bonuses
are
slated
for
December
24.
Remember
everyone,
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page…
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