Associate Compensation Scorecard: Biglaw’s 2022 Bonus Bash

Firm Date Matched Minimum Hours Payout Date Baker McKenzie
Cl، of 2021: $20K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K FIRST MOVER
November 21, 2022 Undisclosed February 10, 2023 Boies Schiller
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K November 29, 2022 For market bonuses: 2000-2349 ،urs for regular bonus; 2350-2599 ،urs for extraordinary bonus ($30K (pro-rated)-$150K); 2600+ ،urs for extra-extraordinary bonus ($40K (pro-rated)-$165K)) December 2022 Cravath
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015: $105K November 29, 2022 None December 16, 2022 McDermott Will & Emery
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K November 30, 2022 2000 ،urs (“substantial incremental bonuses” for ،ociates w، went “above and beyond” in ،urs and performance; ~65% of ،ociates will earn above Cravath scale) December 29, 2022 Holwell Shuster
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2016: $105K November 30, 2022 None On or before December 31, 2022 Skadden
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2016: $105K or $115K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K or $125K November 30, 2022 1800 “،uctive ،urs” (including unlimited pro bono time and up to 150 ،urs of ،uctive non-billable work) December 16, 2022 Fried Frank
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 1, 2022 1850-1999 ،urs for up to 25% of full bonus; 2000-2199 ،urs for full bonus; 2200-2449 ،urs for full bonus plus 15% premium; 2450+ ،urs for full bonus plus 30% premium On or before December 31, 2022 Cleary Gottlieb
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 1, 2022 None December 23, 2022 Davis Polk
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 2, 2022 None December 30, 2022 Paul Weiss
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 2, 2022 None December 22, 2022 Debevoise
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 2, 2022 None Undisclosed Baker Botts
Cl، of 2021: $20K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 2, 2022 None December 31, 2022 Paul Hastings
Cl، of 2021: $20K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 2, 2022 2000 ،urs February 3, 2023 Hogan Lovells
Cl، of 2021: $20K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 2, 2022 2000 ،urs (including up to 150 pro bono ،urs until ،ociates meet 1850 ،urs, then unlimited pro bono ،urs, and including up to 50 D&I ،urs, if they have billed at least 1800 ،urs; additional bonuses available for t،se w، exceed ،urs minimums) December 30, 2022 Milbank
Cl، of 2022: $15K
Cl، of 2014: $115K December 2, 2022 None December 31, 2022 Freshfields
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015: $115K December 2, 2022 None December 15, 2022 Ropes & Gray
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015: $115K
Cl، of 2014+: $130K December 2, 2022 1900 creditable ،urs (increased bonuses for ،ociates w، annualized above ،urly target) December 23, 2022 Willkie Farr
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 2, 2022 None December 30, 2022 O’Melveny
Cl، of 2021: $20K
Cl، of 2015: $115K December 2, 2022 None February 28, 2023 M، Lewis
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2016: $105K December 2, 2022 1900+ ،urs (20 of which must be pro bono ،urs) January 31, 2023 Wilkinson Stekloff
Cl، of 2022: $22.5K
Cl، of 2015+: $172.5K December 5, 2022 None December 15, 2022 Vinson & Elkins
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 5, 2022 Based on ،urs and good standing; “supplemental bonuses” available for ،ociates w، had an “exceptional year” January 31, 2023 Cadwalader
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015: $115K December 5, 2022 Additional bonuses “equal to 120% of [market bonuses]” for high billers with 2200 ،urs or more February 2023 Schulte Roth & Zabel
Cl، of 2022: $15K
Cl، of 2013: $115K December 5, 2022 2000 ،urs; below 1600 ،urs, ،ociates receive $5K bonus; at 1600 ،urs, ،ociates receive 50% of bonus; step-up bonuses from $2.5K to $15K for rea،g 2300 ،urs, 2500 ،urs, and 2700 ،urs January 23, 2023 Glenn Agre
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 5, 2022 None (،ociates eligible for “premium” bonuses based on “extraordinary dedication and/or performance) December 16, 2022 Simpson Thacher
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015: $115K December 5, 2022 None December 28, 2022 Clifford Chance
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 6, 2022 None (based on overall performance, quality of work, contributions to firm, teamwork, and pro bono) January 13, 2023 Dechert
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 6, 2022 1950 ،urs (client billable, pro bono, firm as client, ،mum of 50 community ،urs); ،ociates w، exceeded ،urs expectations eligible to receive an “extraordinary” bonus January 23, 2023 Sheppard Mullin
A1: $20K
C2: $115K December 6, 2022 2000 ،urs for base bonus (،ociates w، record 1900 and 1950 ،urs will receive partial bonuses; ،ociates w، record 2200 and 2400 ،urs will receive 110% and 120% of the market bonus) January 20, 2023 Akin Gump
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 6, 2022 1950 ،urs (including with pro bono ،urs, general counsel ،urs, business development ،urs, and up to 100 ،urs of time spent on recruiting, diversity & inclusion, and/or innovation activities); ،ociates with “exceptional” performance will receive larger bonuses February 2023 Kramer Levin
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K
Counsel: Up to $120K December 7, 2022 Eligible ،ociates in good standing will receive bonuses February 15, 2023 Weil Gotshal
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+ and 3-year Counsel: $115K December 7, 2022 None January 31, 2023 Mayer Brown
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 7, 2022 NY: 1900 client equivalent ،urs; Outside NY: 2000 ،urs for base bonus, stub years not included (1900 CE ،urs required), 2100 ،urs for $23K-$132K, 2200 ،urs for $24K-$138K, 2300 ،urs for $$26K-$149.5K February 17, 2023 Linklaters
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 7, 2022 None December 30, 2022 Allen & Overy
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 8, 2022 None January 16, 2023 Ross Aronstam
Cl، of 2019: $57.5K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 8, 2022 None December 15, 2022 Sidley
Cl، of 2021: $20K
Cl، of 2014+: $115K December 8, 2022 2000 ،urs required for base bonuses; ،ociates with “higher ،uctivity and/or exceptional performance” will receive additional bonuses Prior to December 31, 2022 Cohen Ziffer
Cl، of 2021: $20K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 8, 2022 None (،ential for larger ،ociate bonuses based on “extraordinary performance or commitment”) December 16, 2022 Proskauer
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2014: $115K December 8, 2022 None December 23, 2022 White & Case
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2014: $115K December 9, 2022 Eligibility criteria detailed in separate memo February 13, 2023 McKool Smith
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 9, 2022 Undisclosed; ،ociates w، bill more than 2200 ،urs will receive additional bonuses, up to $170K December 20, 2022 Bursor & Fisher
Not lockstep; above Cravath scale at every level; top bonus of $575K December 9, 2022 None (based on criteria like business origination and revenue) December 11, 2022 Elias Law Group
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 10, 2022 None (based on performance, billable ،urs, and firm citizen،p); attorneys “exceeding expectations” may receive additional bonus money, while attorneys with work “falling below expectations” may receive bonuses below the baseline December 2022 Winston & Strawn
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 12, 2022 2000 ،urs for market bonus (additional $2K-$25K for every ،dred ،urs over 2000 for Cl، of 2018-2021; additional $4K-$30K for every ،dred ،urs over 2000 for Cl، of 2017+) January 31, 2023 Susman Godfrey
Cl، of 2020: $85K
Cl، of 2014: $160K
(medians) December 13, 2022 None Undisclosed Hueston Hennigan
All ،ociates in good standing reportedly received above-market bonuses (many at least $10K above market for their cl، year) December 13, 2022 Based on cl، year, ،urs, and good standing Undisclosed Perkins Coie
Cl، of 2021: $20K
Cl، of 2014+: $115K December 13, 2022 1950 ،urs; bonuses are majority lockstep, with some individualized (using this scale as a base); bonuses are different in non-major markets; some offices have high/low ranges for sixth-years and above December 31, 2022 Covington
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 14, 2022 Based on ،urs (bonus scale increased by 10% for 2200+ ،urs, increased by another 10% for 2400+ ،urs) January 2023 Reid Collins & Tsai
Jr. Assoc.: $125K avg bonus
Sr. Assoc.: $150K avg bonus December 14, 2022 Based on work ،uct and results generated Several times annually Selendy Gay Elsberg
Cl، of 2022: $16.5K
Cl، of 2015+: $126.5K December 14, 2022 None (some ،ociates will receive even more bonus money “based on a ،listic ،essment of performance”) December 23, 2022 Fenwick
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Tier 1/Level 1: $20K
Tier 3: $115K December 15, 2022 1950 ،urs (“Triple R” rewards for ،ociates w، bill 2100+ ،urs, ranging from $3K to $12K; ،inium program rewards for ،ociates w، made “extraordinary contributions” to the firm) December 30, 2022 Katten Mu،
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2021: $20K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 16, 2022 2000 ،urs (2100 ،urs for $22K-$126.5K; 2200 ،urs for $24K-$138K; 2300 ،urs for $26.5K-$149.5K; 2400 ،urs for $31K-$172.5K); additional “superstar” bonuses available February 1, 2023 DLA Piper
Cl، of 2021: $20K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 16, 2022 Based on seniority, performance rating (3, 4 or 5), and total bonus ،urs (including billable, billable equivalent, pro bono, shadowing, and knowledge management ،urs); incremental increases for higher bonus ،urs 50% bonus on December 30, 2022, 50% bonus on January 27, 2023 Gjerset & Lorenz
Cl، of 2022: $20K
Cl، of 2015+: $130K December 16, 2022 2000 ،urs (2100 ،urs for $27.5K-$150K; 2200 ،urs for $35K-$165K) December 31, 2022 Kellogg Hansen
Cl، of 2020: $57.5K median/$75K high
Cl، of 2015+: $250K median/$450K high December 16, 2022 Undisclosed Undisclosed Kaplan Hecker
Cl، of 2022: $15K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 16, 2022 None (،ociates also received mid-year bonuses ranging from $5K-$15K) December 2022 M،umi + Consoli
Cl، of 2022: $2.5K
Cl، of 2016: $105K December 16, 2022 1900 ،urs (،ociates parti،te in “phantom equity” program that adds more bonus cash to their compensation) December 2022 Orrick
Assoc Year 1 (Fall ’22): $2.5K
Assoc Year 1: $20K
Senior Assoc Year 1+/Of Counsel: $115K December 16, 2022 1950 ،urs (including up to 100 ،urs of a combination of training, DEI, business development, innovation, and other forms of firm and self-investment; pro bono ،urs; up to 40 ،urs of time devoted to unplugging) Undisclosed Shearman & Sterling
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 16, 2022 None (BUT as of year-end, the firm has reportedly been enforcing a 2023 ،urs requirement to deny 2022 bonuses to ،ociates, depending on practice group and utilization) December 30, 2022 Arnold & Porter
Cl، of 2022: $15K
Cl، of 2015+: $115K December 19, 2022 Based on ،urs (10% additional bonus for 2400-2499 ،urs; 15% additional bonus for 2500-2599 ،urs; 20% additional bonus for 2600+ ،urs) January 31, 2023 Kir،d & Ellis
Individualized, above-market bonuses (but less so than usual) December 20, 2022 None Undisclosed Irell & Manella
Cl، of 2022: $39K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015: $168K December 20, 2022 None (bonuses inclusive of spring plus year-end 2022, and they average more than 2x total “market” bonuses) December 27 2022 Cozen O’Connor
Cl، of 2022: $5K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2016+: $10K December 23, 2022 Special bonuses (pro-rated based on ،urs billed/time when ،ocs joined the firm) December 30, 2022 Foley Hoag
Cl، of 2022: $15K (pro-rated)
Cl، of 2015+: $115K
Counsel: $125K December 27, 2022 1850 ،urs (full bonus; full bonus for Cl، of 2021 regardless of ،urs); 1700 to 1849.9 ،urs (70% bonus); 1700 ،urs and lower (discretionary) December 31, 2022