Milbank Raises Associate Salaries And Announces Year-End Bonuses!
Welcome to the $225,000 compensation scale!
Bonus season has officially begun! Today, Milbank announced its annual year-end bonus scale. That’s great news for associates who learned that, despite the economic uncertainty at some Biglaw firms, at Milbank things are just fine.
The bonus grid, as noted below, matches the scale of last year’s bonuses for each class. And these bonuses are given to associates without a billable hours requirement, which is wonderful news.
But there is even BETTER news in Milbank’s announcement (available in full below). They’re increasing the base compensation for all associates — to the tune of $10,000 — effective January 1,2024. Looks like Milbank *enjoys* being compensation leaders!
Well, that is a bold move that runs counter to many of the dire predictions folks have been making about the industry. It will be VERY interesting to track which Biglaw firms are able to pony up this additional cash and stay on the top of the compensation heap.
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