Wake Up Call: Latham Announces Covid Bonuses for Associates

In today’s column, Quinn Emanuel hired as a partner former Texas federal prosecutor John Bash, who recently resigned after leading the Justice Department’s fruitless “unmasking” probe into the Obama administration; a new survey finds the pandemic fueling stress in law firm staffers; Schiff Hardin announced a new AI-powered tool to value litigation claims.

• Leading off, just when it seemed the fall bonus competition was over, Latham & Watkins said it will match the scale set by Davis Polk & Wardwell in September for special “Covid-appreciation” bonuses for associates, on top of the firm’s regular year-end bonuses. That scale is between ...