Wake Up Call: Willkie Said to Pay $75K Lateral Referral Bonuses

In today’s column, Perkins Coies’ revenues and profits per equity partner expanded 15% last year; some Washington law firms are expecting a boom in government contracts work; Polsinelli moved its three-year old Miami office into bigger premises.

• Leading off, in the latest salvo in the legal talent war, Willkie Farr & Gallagher is paying $75,000 referral bonuses to associates who help the firm recruit experienced corporate laterals. In Houston, Willkie is also offering up to $200,000 in signing bonuses to certain qualified mid-level lateral associate candidates, this report says. (Business Insider)
• Perkins Coie said intellectual property and tech ...