
They’ll wait to see what the other firms are doing. But I would be surprised if they didn’t quickly follow suit.
It’s just more of a collective mentality among law firms. They feel the need to be matching what the top most profitable firms are doing to remain competitive for top law students.
— Jeffrey Lowe, founder of the consulting firm Jeffrey Lowe Partners, in comments given to the American Lawyer on when other Biglaw firms can be expected to match Milbank’s year-end associate bonuses and raises across all class years. Lowe went on to say that New York’s elite firms will officially kick off bonus season, and it’s unlikely that D.C. firms are “going to be leading the charge.”


