Top 50 Biglaw Firm is Offering $75K Associate Referral Bonuses
“The Biglaw lateral market is still burning hot, and law firms are trying every move they can think of to get more associates in the door up to and including offering current and former employees referral bonuses for successful hires. The latest firm that’s turning its associates into recruiters is Willkie,” reports Staci Zaretsky in Above The Law.
“According to a report from Insider, the top 50 Am Law firm is willing to pay $75,000 referral bonuses to associates who help the firm make qualified hires. That’s quite a bit more money than what some other firms are willing to pay in referral bonuses. For example, Shearman & Sterling recently rolled out a program offering $25,000 to former.”
