Boutique
firms
are
still
offering
Biglaw
money
to
their
associates
this
bonus
season,
with
many
continuing
to
match
Milbank’s
generous
year-end
and
special
bonuses.
The
latest
boutique
to
share
its
largesse
with
associates
is
Cohen
Ziffer
Frenchman
&
McKenna.
Here’s
what
the
bonus
scale
looks
like
at
the
young
firm,
which
is
about
to
close
out
its
fourth
year:
-
Class
of
2023
–
$20,000 -
Class
of
2022
–
$30,000 -
Class
of
2021
–
$57,500 -
Class
of
2020
–
$75,000 -
Class
of
2019
–
$90,000 -
Class
of
2018
–
$105,000 -
Class
of
2017+
–
$115,000
While
special
bonuses
are
not
specifically
mentioned,
the
firm
goes
on
to
note
in
its
memo
that
“in
exceptional
circumstances,”
associates
may
receive
higher
bonuses
“based
on
individual
performance.”
Bonuses
at
the
firm
will
hit
bank
accounts
today,
on
December
13.
Congratulations
to
all
Cohen
Ziffer
associates!
(Flip
to
the
next
page
to
see
the
firm’s
memo
in
full.)
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.
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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
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Bonus
Alerts
(which
is
the
alert
list
we
also
use
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salary
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If
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previously
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alerts,
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need
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receive
an
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notification
within
minutes
of
each
bonus
announcement
that
we
publish.
Thanks
for
your
help!
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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