Law360, New York (December 09, 2011, 9:34 PM ET) -- Four law firms will hand out $42,500 year-end bonuses to eighth-year associates and above, extending the bonus scale first established by Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP and matched by several other firms, according to news reports this week.
Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP will hand out the bonuses to associates from the class of 2003 and earlier, legal blog Above the Law reported.