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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...
sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor
  04/26/15
bumpity bump
sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor
  04/28/15
bump in Nov breh
mildly autistic school
  04/28/15
Bump again. It's August homies. Will last year's bonus sch...
sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor
  08/01/15
I think shit is slower than last year across the majority of...
plum spectacular half-breed ape
  04/28/15
...
aggressive death wish police squad
  04/28/15
*anxiously awaiting a Rudolph post ITT so we can know for su...
Gold passionate background story
  04/28/15
PE deal indicators are shitty for the rest of the year
Heady brunch voyeur
  04/28/15
bump - any thoughts now that we're almost half way through a...
sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor
  06/06/15
Doesn't have that feel. Last year felt busier
apoplectic shrine doctorate
  06/06/15
Yes, but still busy.
bronze laughsome theater stage electric furnace
  06/06/15
This year is objectively bigger on the m&a tables.
razzmatazz preventive strike messiness
  08/01/15
i'm predicting the same as last year; if it's different, it'...
poppy bipolar hominid
  08/01/15
Summer has been pretty busy, but the firm leading the charge...
bronze laughsome theater stage electric furnace
  08/01/15
DPW and others in that tier may also lead.
razzmatazz preventive strike messiness
  08/01/15
lol at DPW being in STB's tier for M&A
Sapphire Razzle Menage Multi-billionaire
  10/25/15
This year will be good. Next year will be trash
dark whorehouse
  08/01/15
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Cruel-hearted Glittery Rigor
  08/18/15
Predict the scale will be the same as last year
Internet-worthy Dragon
  08/19/15
...
Heady brunch voyeur
  08/19/15
...
bronze laughsome theater stage electric furnace
  08/19/15
isn't M&A having a record year? I can't see bonuses dro...
poppy bipolar hominid
  08/19/15
WHO CARES WE WORK ALL OF THE TIME LIFE IS TOO SHORT
salmon base
  08/19/15
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irradiated indigo piazza mexican
  08/31/15
totally depends on what the markets do the next 2-3 months.
spruce useless cuckoldry stage
  08/31/15
...
Cruel-hearted Glittery Rigor
  09/12/15
i happen to have solid information that *briefcase full of j...
Cruel-hearted Glittery Rigor
  09/12/15
I'm getting 100k at least. DGAF about anything else.
Elite mustard principal's office milk
  09/12/15
Guess we will see. Folks still think the bonus scale will l...
sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor
  09/23/15
Static. Last year was viewed as a material change in compen...
tantric wonderful weed whacker home
  09/23/15
i love when you use the em-dash;)
Free-loading indian lodge turdskin
  09/23/15
when was the last time there was certainty regarding global ...
Cruel-hearted Glittery Rigor
  09/23/15
Degrees of difference pumo brother. Of course it's never ce...
tantric wonderful weed whacker home
  10/20/15
Still predicting same scale as last year here
Internet-worthy Dragon
  09/27/15
T10 will remain the same as last year. Other firms which tr...
apoplectic shrine doctorate
  09/27/15
bump. still thinking same scale as last year? we should kn...
sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor
  10/11/15
Same scale with some movement on and off DPW scale on the fr...
Heady brunch voyeur
  10/11/15
no chance it will tank right? do you have a throwaway ema...
aggressive death wish police squad
  10/11/15
I don't have a working throwaway right now but poast yours a...
Heady brunch voyeur
  10/11/15
airspeakers at gmail dot com
aggressive death wish police squad
  10/11/15
Got it
Heady brunch voyeur
  10/11/15
Shlomo.goldstein@kasowitz.com
comical primrose incel
  10/11/15
...
tantric wonderful weed whacker home
  10/20/15
...
tantric wonderful weed whacker home
  10/20/15
5 weeks till we find out brothers. Now we may also get a sa...
sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor
  10/24/15
Kansas City to 125k!
razzmatazz preventive strike messiness
  10/24/15
So if salaries go up 30K for first years, is it just a 30K b...
spruce useless cuckoldry stage
  10/25/15
2 weeks folks and then we get the good $$$$$$$ news
sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor
  11/11/15


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Date: April 26th, 2015 10:57 AM
Author: sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor

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: sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor

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: mildly autistic school

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: sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor

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: plum spectacular half-breed ape

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: aggressive death wish police squad



(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: Gold passionate background story

*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: Heady brunch voyeur

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: sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor

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: apoplectic shrine doctorate

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: bronze laughsome theater stage electric furnace

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: razzmatazz preventive strike messiness

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: poppy bipolar hominid

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: bronze laughsome theater stage electric furnace

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: razzmatazz preventive strike messiness

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: Sapphire Razzle Menage Multi-billionaire

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: dark whorehouse

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: Cruel-hearted Glittery Rigor



(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: Internet-worthy Dragon

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: Heady brunch voyeur



(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: bronze laughsome theater stage electric furnace



(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: poppy bipolar hominid

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: salmon base

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: irradiated indigo piazza mexican



(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: spruce useless cuckoldry stage

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: Cruel-hearted Glittery Rigor



(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: Cruel-hearted Glittery Rigor

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: Elite mustard principal's office milk

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: sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor

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: tantric wonderful weed whacker home

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: Free-loading indian lodge turdskin

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: Cruel-hearted Glittery Rigor

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: tantric wonderful weed whacker home

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: Internet-worthy Dragon

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: apoplectic shrine doctorate

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: sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor

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: Heady brunch voyeur

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: aggressive death wish police squad

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: Heady brunch voyeur

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: aggressive death wish police squad

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: Heady brunch voyeur

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: comical primrose incel

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: tantric wonderful weed whacker home



(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: tantric wonderful weed whacker home



(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: sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor

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: razzmatazz preventive strike messiness

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: spruce useless cuckoldry stage

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: sadistic charismatic fortuitous meteor

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

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