from the partner's perspective is nothing..PMan99 wrote:probably why they didnt go full dpwfats provolone wrote:lol that's ridiculous. what is another 10k
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i mean from the partner's perspective it can go both ways. "what's $10k?" is that kind of argument.
bigger issue here is that other firms with lower PPP are paying more. this doesnt send a good signal to associates you're trying to retain in a world where your firm is otherwise indistinguishable from those firms.
im frankly astounded by this. but IIRC, GDC sometimes pays more in its NYC office? a lot of CA firms do this. so they might match DPW in NYC, but not everywhere else. i guess their hope is that other CA firms will similarly cheap out..
bigger issue here is that other firms with lower PPP are paying more. this doesnt send a good signal to associates you're trying to retain in a world where your firm is otherwise indistinguishable from those firms.
im frankly astounded by this. but IIRC, GDC sometimes pays more in its NYC office? a lot of CA firms do this. so they might match DPW in NYC, but not everywhere else. i guess their hope is that other CA firms will similarly cheap out..
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Yea its what 10k for two classes? That's probably 2.5k per partner. Weird choice.zweitbester wrote:i mean from the partner's perspective it can go both ways. "what's $10k?" is that kind of argument.
bigger issue here is that other firms with lower PPP are paying more. this doesnt send a good signal to associates you're trying to retain in a world where your firm is otherwise indistinguishable from those firms.
im frankly astounded by this. but IIRC, GDC sometimes pays more in its NYC office? a lot of CA firms do this. so they might match DPW in NYC, but not everywhere else. i guess their hope is that other CA firms will similarly cheap out..
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just to be clear i meant "what's 10k" from the partners perspective. seems like a trivial amount to pay for the PR value of matching the top bonus schedule
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Skadden won't cheapen out, Irell and Munger already essentially pay above market or black box, and Latham and Quinn do weird bonus shit anyway. Not sure who else in LA Gibson is competing with for talent.zweitbester wrote:i mean from the partner's perspective it can go both ways. "what's $10k?" is that kind of argument.
bigger issue here is that other firms with lower PPP are paying more. this doesnt send a good signal to associates you're trying to retain in a world where your firm is otherwise indistinguishable from those firms.
im frankly astounded by this. but IIRC, GDC sometimes pays more in its NYC office? a lot of CA firms do this. so they might match DPW in NYC, but not everywhere else. i guess their hope is that other CA firms will similarly cheap out..
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I was rightim frankly astounded by this. but IIRC, GDC sometimes pays more in its NYC office? a lot of CA firms do this. so they might match DPW in NYC, but not everywhere else. i guess their hope is that other CA firms will similarly cheap out..
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still seems shitty, or do other CA firms pay under market enough to make it not weird?
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In GDC's defense, the associates at GDC bill waaaaaaaay less on average than at any of the big NYC firms. Average billables were like 1750 for associates this year.
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Contrary to popular belief, most of the elite firms have a similar number for average billables. Skadden's average is about the same, or maybe a touch higher this year. Granted, that is a firmwide number, so NY may be higher, but I don't think most people work as hard as they say they do. The problem with big law is that average billables doesn't speak to how many people are working any given number of hours.Anonymous User wrote:In GDC's defense, the associates at GDC bill waaaaaaaay less on average than at any of the big NYC firms. Average billables were like 1750 for associates this year.
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also the atl story said someone in CA billed 2100+ and got a below-DPW bonus, right?
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No, most firms that pay NYC lock-step salaries in LA also historically match Cravath scale (when Cravath was the scale) in bonuses for LA associates. (Think Skadden, GDC, Milbank, PH, White & Case, Winston, etc.) That being said, the firms who don't pay lock-step NYC salaries in LA are a whole other story and a lot less consistent.fats provolone wrote:still seems shitty, or do other CA firms pay under market enough to make it not weird?
Given that GDC has always paid NYC lock-step salaries, this seems weird.
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anyone have a guess what Latham will do? Either in NYC or other major offices?
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Any word on Chicago-based firms (Mayer, Jenner, Sidley, etc.) announcing anything? Or outposts in Chicago (Skadden, Latham, etc.)?
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sidley and jenner do individualized bonuses, no cravath scale. mayer and kirkland wreck the cravath scale. winston is the only onei think that follows cravath.Anonymous User wrote:Any word on Chicago-based firms (Mayer, Jenner, Sidley, etc.) announcing anything? Or outposts in Chicago (Skadden, Latham, etc.)?
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Rumor that Sidley was going to announce last week but postponed when market looked like it was moving to DPW. Some associates now think that's a sign that Sidley will use that as the general scale for the individual bonuses. I guess we'll see.Anonymous User wrote:Any word on Chicago-based firms (Mayer, Jenner, Sidley, etc.) announcing anything? Or outposts in Chicago (Skadden, Latham, etc.)?
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Kirkland does. Mayer doesn't.JohannDeMann wrote:mayer and kirkland wreck the cravath scale.
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friends have told me its hours based in chi. 23/2400 gets you like 2x cravath. mayers chi bonuses def beat its nyc bonuses. i dont work there so ill defer to you if you do.anonnymouse wrote:Kirkland does. Mayer doesn't.JohannDeMann wrote:mayer and kirkland wreck the cravath scale.
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Sorry, you may be right. My statement reflects info I have on NYC offices of both firms.JohannDeMann wrote:friends have told me its hours based in chi. 23/2400 gets you like 2x cravath. mayers chi bonuses def beat its nyc bonuses. i dont work there so ill defer to you if you do.anonnymouse wrote:Kirkland does. Mayer doesn't.JohannDeMann wrote:mayer and kirkland wreck the cravath scale.
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Wasn't Skadden's announcement firm wide? Old ATL searches don't seem to show separate announcements for each office either.
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Any news about DC firms?
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I bet, like usual, the hometown firms cheap out with individual bonuses and the satellites ride the new york bonus train.thelawyerguy wrote:Any news about DC firms?
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what a shithole
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Heard from a friend that Kirkland associates will find out about bonuses on Friday.
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Original anon here.Anonymous User wrote:Contrary to popular belief, most of the elite firms have a similar number for average billables. Skadden's average is about the same, or maybe a touch higher this year. Granted, that is a firmwide number, so NY may be higher, but I don't think most people work as hard as they say they do. The problem with big law is that average billables doesn't speak to how many people are working any given number of hours.Anonymous User wrote:In GDC's defense, the associates at GDC bill waaaaaaaay less on average than at any of the big NYC firms. Average billables were like 1750 for associates this year.
The 1750 number includes senior associates at GDC who bill a shitton. The number for junior associates was closer to 1400. I would be absolutely shocked if Skadden juniors billed that little. Also, Skadden must have had a slow year because the numbers I was hearing during law school back in 2011 were nowhere near 1750. Even during the financial crisis, I thought Skadden associates were billing up a storm (according to a friend who went there).
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There is no way GDC attorneys bill that little as a whole, at least not in corporate or in litigation.
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