Susman Godfrey Tops Big Law With $160,000 Associate Bonuses (1)

December 13, 2022, 4:56 PM UTCUpdated: December 13, 2022, 10:18 PM UTC

Litigation boutique Susman Godfrey is awarding its 73 associates with year-end bonuses that top Big Law competitors amid a boom time for trial work.

The elite, Houston-founded firm is doling out a median of $160,000 in extra pay for its most senior associates, Susman announced Tuesday.

The seniority-based bonus range starts at $85,000 for associates in the class of 2020. That’s nearly triple the $30,000 bonuses for associates in the same class in the scale announced last month by Wall Street’s Cravath, Swaine & Moore and other major law firms.

The bonuses come amid uncertainty for major firms faced with ...

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