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Early bonus predictions for YE 2015

Based on what we've seen so far this year (we're one-third t...
Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker
  04/26/15
bumpity bump
Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker
  04/28/15
bump in Nov breh
Chestnut Therapy Forum
  04/28/15
Bump again. It's August homies. Will last year's bonus sch...
Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker
  08/01/15
I think shit is slower than last year across the majority of...
Bright Community Account
  04/28/15
...
buff codepig
  04/28/15
*anxiously awaiting a Rudolph post ITT so we can know for su...
spruce resort
  04/28/15
PE deal indicators are shitty for the rest of the year
pontificating rehab
  04/28/15
bump - any thoughts now that we're almost half way through a...
Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker
  06/06/15
Doesn't have that feel. Last year felt busier
fishy bisexual piazza
  06/06/15
Yes, but still busy.
Sapphire chad
  06/06/15
This year is objectively bigger on the m&a tables.
Up-to-no-good bull headed church building
  08/01/15
i'm predicting the same as last year; if it's different, it'...
Violent location mediation
  08/01/15
Summer has been pretty busy, but the firm leading the charge...
Sapphire chad
  08/01/15
DPW and others in that tier may also lead.
Up-to-no-good bull headed church building
  08/01/15
lol at DPW being in STB's tier for M&A
rough-skinned parlor
  10/25/15
This year will be good. Next year will be trash
Light Sex Offender Cuckoldry
  08/01/15
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Excitant Stag Film Pozpig
  08/18/15
Predict the scale will be the same as last year
dark abode persian
  08/19/15
...
pontificating rehab
  08/19/15
...
Sapphire chad
  08/19/15
isn't M&A having a record year? I can't see bonuses dro...
Violent location mediation
  08/19/15
WHO CARES WE WORK ALL OF THE TIME LIFE IS TOO SHORT
Pearl odious mother
  08/19/15
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Charismatic Filthy Crackhouse
  08/31/15
totally depends on what the markets do the next 2-3 months.
Impressive sick area jap
  08/31/15
...
Excitant Stag Film Pozpig
  09/12/15
i happen to have solid information that *briefcase full of j...
Excitant Stag Film Pozpig
  09/12/15
I'm getting 100k at least. DGAF about anything else.
Provocative twinkling uncleanness
  09/12/15
Guess we will see. Folks still think the bonus scale will l...
Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker
  09/23/15
Static. Last year was viewed as a material change in compen...
Bronze talking degenerate
  09/23/15
i love when you use the em-dash;)
soul-stirring set
  09/23/15
when was the last time there was certainty regarding global ...
Excitant Stag Film Pozpig
  09/23/15
Degrees of difference pumo brother. Of course it's never ce...
Bronze talking degenerate
  10/20/15
Still predicting same scale as last year here
dark abode persian
  09/27/15
T10 will remain the same as last year. Other firms which tr...
fishy bisexual piazza
  09/27/15
bump. still thinking same scale as last year? we should kn...
Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker
  10/11/15
Same scale with some movement on and off DPW scale on the fr...
pontificating rehab
  10/11/15
no chance it will tank right? do you have a throwaway ema...
buff codepig
  10/11/15
I don't have a working throwaway right now but poast yours a...
pontificating rehab
  10/11/15
airspeakers at gmail dot com
buff codepig
  10/11/15
Got it
pontificating rehab
  10/11/15
Shlomo.goldstein@kasowitz.com
Aromatic burgundy temple
  10/11/15
...
Bronze talking degenerate
  10/20/15
...
Bronze talking degenerate
  10/20/15
5 weeks till we find out brothers. Now we may also get a sa...
Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker
  10/24/15
Kansas City to 125k!
Up-to-no-good bull headed church building
  10/24/15
So if salaries go up 30K for first years, is it just a 30K b...
Impressive sick area jap
  10/25/15
2 weeks folks and then we get the good $$$$$$$ news
Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker
  11/11/15


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Date: April 26th, 2015 10:57 AM
Author: Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker

Based on what we've seen so far this year (we're one-third through now), do you think the crazy high bonus scale from last year will continue this year or will it go up or will it go down (and if up/down how far)? In particular, if it goes down, will it go all the way down to the prior year's scale?

Big difference between $50K (2013 bonus scale) and $100K (2014 bonus scale) for a c/o 2008 associate.

I'm thinking since M&A continues at a good pace it will stay close to last year's scale but may be a bit more compressed. I will guess it tops out at $90K for the most senior classes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#27762965)



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Date: April 28th, 2015 8:46 PM
Author: Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker

bumpity bump

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#27781568)



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Date: April 28th, 2015 8:58 PM
Author: Chestnut Therapy Forum

bump in Nov breh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#27781652)



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Date: August 1st, 2015 12:11 PM
Author: Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker

Bump again. It's August homies. Will last year's bonus schedule continue or will it go up or down? What's the word on the street re: how busy the top law firms are?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28456119)



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Date: April 28th, 2015 9:00 PM
Author: Bright Community Account

I think shit is slower than last year across the majority of groups. Last year sucked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#27781662)



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Date: April 28th, 2015 10:17 PM
Author: buff codepig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#27782271)



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Date: April 28th, 2015 10:16 PM
Author: spruce resort

*anxiously awaiting a Rudolph post ITT so we can know for sure what will NOT be happening*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#27782264)



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Date: April 28th, 2015 10:43 PM
Author: pontificating rehab

PE deal indicators are shitty for the rest of the year

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#27782472)



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Date: June 6th, 2015 11:39 AM
Author: Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker

bump - any thoughts now that we're almost half way through and this year is the busiest ever in M&A?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28053914)



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Date: June 6th, 2015 11:45 AM
Author: fishy bisexual piazza

Doesn't have that feel. Last year felt busier

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28053928)



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Date: June 6th, 2015 11:51 AM
Author: Sapphire chad

Yes, but still busy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28053965)



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Date: August 1st, 2015 6:45 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good bull headed church building

This year is objectively bigger on the m&a tables.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28458242)



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Date: August 1st, 2015 2:31 PM
Author: Violent location mediation

i'm predicting the same as last year; if it's different, it'll be a marginal increase (e.g., +5-10k depending on class year)

another 1-2 years of bonuses at these levels or higher and base salaries will finally increase

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28456874)



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Date: August 1st, 2015 4:19 PM
Author: Sapphire chad

Summer has been pretty busy, but the firm leading the charge -- STB -- is heavily PE and PE has been lower than strategic deals.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28457494)



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Date: August 1st, 2015 6:37 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good bull headed church building

DPW and others in that tier may also lead.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28458212)



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Date: October 25th, 2015 5:11 AM
Author: rough-skinned parlor

lol at DPW being in STB's tier for M&A

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#29038407)



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Date: August 1st, 2015 4:27 PM
Author: Light Sex Offender Cuckoldry

This year will be good. Next year will be trash

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28457534)



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Date: August 18th, 2015 11:41 PM
Author: Excitant Stag Film Pozpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28580166)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 12:59 PM
Author: dark abode persian

Predict the scale will be the same as last year



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28582690)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 1:00 PM
Author: pontificating rehab



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28582698)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 1:04 PM
Author: Sapphire chad



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28582712)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 1:06 PM
Author: Violent location mediation

isn't M&A having a record year? I can't see bonuses dropping based on that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28582717)



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Date: August 19th, 2015 1:06 PM
Author: Pearl odious mother

WHO CARES WE WORK ALL OF THE TIME LIFE IS TOO SHORT

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28582720)



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Date: August 31st, 2015 5:36 PM
Author: Charismatic Filthy Crackhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28662940)



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Date: August 31st, 2015 11:19 PM
Author: Impressive sick area jap

totally depends on what the markets do the next 2-3 months.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28665087)



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Date: September 12th, 2015 6:20 PM
Author: Excitant Stag Film Pozpig



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28742337)



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Date: September 12th, 2015 6:22 PM
Author: Excitant Stag Film Pozpig

i happen to have solid information that *briefcase full of jellybeans falls open*

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28742348)



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Date: September 12th, 2015 6:27 PM
Author: Provocative twinkling uncleanness

I'm getting 100k at least. DGAF about anything else.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28742389)



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Date: September 23rd, 2015 12:17 PM
Author: Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker

Guess we will see. Folks still think the bonus scale will look like last year or less?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28820647)



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Date: September 23rd, 2015 12:18 PM
Author: Bronze talking degenerate

Static. Last year was viewed as a material change in compensation after several years of "ITE." Bonuses will be kept more or less in line with the prior year's as firms let things sort out -- particularly if there's ongoing uncertainty regarding global economic outlook.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28820661)



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Date: September 23rd, 2015 12:27 PM
Author: soul-stirring set

i love when you use the em-dash;)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28820725)



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Date: September 23rd, 2015 10:41 PM
Author: Excitant Stag Film Pozpig

when was the last time there was certainty regarding global economic outlook?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28825400)



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Date: October 20th, 2015 12:40 PM
Author: Bronze talking degenerate

Degrees of difference pumo brother. Of course it's never certain but things are quite volatile right now.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#29006041)



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Date: September 27th, 2015 11:26 AM
Author: dark abode persian

Still predicting same scale as last year here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28847078)



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Date: September 27th, 2015 1:03 PM
Author: fishy bisexual piazza

T10 will remain the same as last year. Other firms which tried to match will not be as consistent. Work levels are not as high and stock market is flat for year with unclear intermediate term outlook.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28847656)



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Date: October 11th, 2015 1:29 PM
Author: Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker

bump. still thinking same scale as last year? we should know in 7 weeks. helps that the stock market is coming back a bit.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28945704)



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Date: October 11th, 2015 2:41 PM
Author: pontificating rehab

Same scale with some movement on and off DPW scale on the fringes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28946105)



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Date: October 11th, 2015 2:45 PM
Author: buff codepig

no chance it will tank right?

do you have a throwaway email btw? i want to axe you some firm related qs i think you have insight on

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28946122)



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Date: October 11th, 2015 2:47 PM
Author: pontificating rehab

I don't have a working throwaway right now but poast yours and I'll create one. I'll let you know when he i get the email jotted down

Def doubt it will tank for transactional, can't speak to lit as well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28946128)



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Date: October 11th, 2015 2:59 PM
Author: buff codepig

airspeakers at gmail dot com

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28946208)



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Date: October 11th, 2015 3:10 PM
Author: pontificating rehab

Got it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28946284)



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Date: October 11th, 2015 3:09 PM
Author: Aromatic burgundy temple

Shlomo.goldstein@kasowitz.com

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#28946279)



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Date: October 20th, 2015 12:39 PM
Author: Bronze talking degenerate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#29006036)



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Date: October 20th, 2015 12:39 PM
Author: Bronze talking degenerate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#29006033)



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Date: October 24th, 2015 7:58 PM
Author: Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker

5 weeks till we find out brothers. Now we may also get a salary bump. <<rubs hands together expectantly>>

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#29036646)



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Date: October 24th, 2015 8:21 PM
Author: Up-to-no-good bull headed church building

Kansas City to 125k!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#29036718)



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Date: October 25th, 2015 11:27 AM
Author: Impressive sick area jap

So if salaries go up 30K for first years, is it just a 30K bump for 2nd, 3rd, 4th etc. or what?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#29038949)



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Date: November 11th, 2015 10:29 PM
Author: Hyperventilating flickering candlestick maker

2 weeks folks and then we get the good $$$$$$$ news

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2864215&forum_id=2#29163509)