Boutique law firms are really showing their financial prowess this bonus season, matching Milbank’s generous year-end and special bonuses, time and again. The latest boutique to announce a Biglaw bonus is Ross Aronstam & Moritz, a Delaware litigation firm founded by lawyers from Wachtell, Weil, and Kellogg Hansen. This small, specialized firm recently entered the ring to match the latest round of bonuses.
Here’s what the bonus and salary scale looks like at Ross Aronstam:
There are no hours requirements for these bonuses, which will be paid on December 15.
Congratulations to everyone at Ross Aronstam!
(Flip to the next page to read the firm’s bonus memo in full.)
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