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BONUS 2018 discussion

Post by Anonymous User » Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:27 pm

Are we going up, down or static fam?
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Post by worklifewhat » Wed Oct 17, 2018 3:06 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Are we going up, down or static fam?
Definitely static.
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Post by Anonymous User » Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:00 pm

Well?
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Post by BrainsyK » Sun Oct 28, 2018 7:36 pm

Anonymous User wrote:Well?
https://abovethelaw.com/2018/10/biglaw- ... u-in-2019/

Static.
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Post by v5junior » Mon Oct 29, 2018 12:58 pm

If Cravath associates are all billing 2400+, then couldn't you read that chart to predict a 20% increase? SM is not the one who sets the floor.
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Post by Anonymous User » Mon Oct 29, 2018 8:46 pm

Static with maybe a small bump for midlevels.
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Post by Anonymous User » Mon Oct 29, 2018 11:55 pm

SM won't set the floor, but they're low key crushing it right now. Hopefully the scale shoots up!
v5junior wrote:If Cravath associates are all billing 2400+, then couldn't you read that chart to predict a 20% increase? SM is not the one who sets the floor.
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Post by jkpolk » Tue Oct 30, 2018 8:45 am

up for some, static for others
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Post by KM2016 » Tue Oct 30, 2018 11:58 pm

Static for juniors, modest bump for mid-levels and seniors.
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Re: BONUS 2018 discussion

Post by LM1936 » Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:31 am

when are bonuses usually paid? New first year here
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Post by shock259 » Wed Oct 31, 2018 11:44 am

It would be very surprising to me if there was a change. I think they'll stay the same.
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Post by Yardbird » Wed Oct 31, 2018 12:29 pm

LM1936 wrote:when are bonuses usually paid? New first year here
Depends on the firm. Some on 12/31, some Jan 15, some Jan 31.
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Post by jkpolk » Wed Oct 31, 2018 5:43 pm

Yardbird wrote:
LM1936 wrote:when are bonuses usually paid? New first year here
Depends on the firm. Some on 12/31, some Jan 15, some Jan 31.
Some in mid-March :lol: I can think of nothing that would immediately improve associate moral like moving up the bonus payment.
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Post by Anonymous User » Thu Nov 01, 2018 12:05 am

My firm pays them the business day before Christmas (which I think is great). We have an hours cutoff and don’t have a January-December billable year, for whatever that’s worth.
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Post by Anonymous User » Thu Nov 01, 2018 10:12 pm

LM1936 wrote:when are bonuses usually paid? New first year here
My firm includes bonus in the last paycheck of February.
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Post by nerdlegal » Sat Nov 03, 2018 3:52 pm

My guess is that they stay the same. I would be floored if they went up the same years salaries went up.
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Post by Anonymous User » Tue Nov 13, 2018 7:43 pm

Cravath typically announces next week?
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Post by Anonymous User » Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:22 pm

Usually the first Monday after Thanksgiving. I’m going to keep the hope alive. STB will raise.
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Post by Anonymous User » Mon Nov 19, 2018 11:05 am

With Thanksgiving so early this year, what are we thinking? Next Monday? The Monday after that? Today??

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Re: BONUS 2018 discussion

Post by MurdockLLP2 » Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:36 pm

Looks like cravath just announced:

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/11/breakin ... l-bonuses/
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Post by KM2016 » Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:39 pm

MurdockLLP2 wrote:Looks like cravath just announced:

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/11/breakin ... l-bonuses/
Stagnant as expected. Doubt anybody goes over the top but hoping I'm wrong.
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Post by rahulg91 » Mon Nov 19, 2018 3:54 pm

KM2016 wrote:
MurdockLLP2 wrote:Looks like cravath just announced:

https://abovethelaw.com/2018/11/breakin ... l-bonuses/
Stagnant as expected. Doubt anybody goes over the top but hoping I'm wrong.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
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Re: BONUS 2018 discussion

Post by Shaggier1 » Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:26 pm

I am just glad they did not discount the status quo in light of the summer bonuses.
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Post by shock259 » Mon Nov 19, 2018 4:58 pm

Shaggier1 wrote:I am just glad they did not discount the status quo in light of the summer bonuses.
This x1000.
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Re: BONUS 2018 discussion

Post by rahulg91 » Mon Nov 19, 2018 5:29 pm

shock259 wrote:
Shaggier1 wrote:I am just glad they did not discount the status quo in light of the summer bonuses.
This x1000.
I'm confident someone will raise this shit. Everyone is busy as fuck.
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