Big
money
isn’t
just
for
Biglaw
—
boutique
law
firms
are
continuing
to
get
in
on
the
compensation
action,
and
associates
are
very
happy
about
it.
Yet
another
successful
boutique
law
firm
is
making
sure
that
its
associates
will
have
a
very
happy
holiday
season
by
matching
Milbank’s
generous
year-end
bonuses
and
special
bonuses.
The
latest
firm
to
award
bonuses
to
hardworking
associates
is
Houston
litigation
boutique
of
Ahmad,
Zavitsanos
&
Mensing
P.C.,
a
firm
that’s
more
commonly
known
as
“AZA.”
What’s
interesting
about
this
bonus
match
is
that
a
legal
publication
announced
it
a
full
two
weeks
before
the
firm
officially
made
its
internal
announcement
to
associates.
An
AZA
associate
confirms
that
the
Texas
Lawbook
was
right
on
the
money
when
it
came
to
the
firm’s
bonus
match.
Here’s
what
the
grid
looks
like
at
AZA,
for
its
first-
through
fourth-year
associates:
-
Class
of
2024
–
$15,000
/
$6,000 -
Class
of
2023
–
$20,000
/
$6,000 -
Class
of
2022
–
$30,000
/
$10,000 -
Class
of
2021
–
$57,500
/
$15,000
A
source
tells
us
that
bonuses
for
elder
class
years
at
the
firm
are
more
individualized.
Bonuses
are
due
to
hit
associates’
bank
accounts
on
December
13.
Congratulations
to
everyone
at
AZA!
Remember
everyone,
we
depend
on
your
tips
to
stay
on
top
of
compensation
updates,
so
when
your
firm
announces
or
matches,
please
text
us
(646-820-8477)
or email
us (subject
line:
“[Firm
Name]
Bonus/Matches”).
Please
include
the
memo
if
available.
You
can
take
a
photo
of
the
memo
and
send
it
via
text
or
email
if
you
don’t
want
to
forward
the
original
PDF
or
Word
file.
And
if
you’d
like
to
sign
up
for
ATL’s
Bonus
Alerts
(which
is
the
alert
list
we
also
use
for
salary
announcements),
please
scroll
down
and
enter
your
email
address
in
the
box
below
this
post.
If
you
previously
signed
up
for
the
bonus
alerts,
you
don’t
need
to
do
anything.
You’ll
receive
an
email
notification
within
minutes
of
each
bonus
announcement
that
we
publish.
Thanks
for
your
help!
Baker
Botts,
AZA,
Akin,
V&E
Announce
Associate
Bonuses
Up
to
$140K
[Texas
Lawbook]
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
She’d
love
to
hear
from
you,
so
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