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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...
beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national
  04/26/15
bumpity bump
beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national
  04/28/15
bump in Nov breh
Salmon Adventurous Fanboi
  04/28/15
Bump again. It's August homies. Will last year's bonus sch...
beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national
  08/01/15
I think shit is slower than last year across the majority of...
garnet jet-lagged degenerate gaming laptop
  04/28/15
...
insecure flushed base
  04/28/15
*anxiously awaiting a Rudolph post ITT so we can know for su...
big brilliant parlor indirect expression
  04/28/15
PE deal indicators are shitty for the rest of the year
Rose range international law enforcement agency
  04/28/15
bump - any thoughts now that we're almost half way through a...
beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national
  06/06/15
Doesn't have that feel. Last year felt busier
Dun stead
  06/06/15
Yes, but still busy.
stirring rebellious theatre
  06/06/15
This year is objectively bigger on the m&a tables.
Razzle-dazzle Saffron Church
  08/01/15
i'm predicting the same as last year; if it's different, it'...
lemon center boltzmann
  08/01/15
Summer has been pretty busy, but the firm leading the charge...
stirring rebellious theatre
  08/01/15
DPW and others in that tier may also lead.
Razzle-dazzle Saffron Church
  08/01/15
lol at DPW being in STB's tier for M&A
learning disabled ivory lodge
  10/25/15
This year will be good. Next year will be trash
walnut address
  08/01/15
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Talking dysfunction mad cow disease
  08/18/15
Predict the scale will be the same as last year
bull headed bonkers indian lodge
  08/19/15
...
Rose range international law enforcement agency
  08/19/15
...
stirring rebellious theatre
  08/19/15
isn't M&A having a record year? I can't see bonuses dro...
lemon center boltzmann
  08/19/15
WHO CARES WE WORK ALL OF THE TIME LIFE IS TOO SHORT
flickering cheese-eating site legal warrant
  08/19/15
...
twisted carnelian rigpig
  08/31/15
totally depends on what the markets do the next 2-3 months.
Mind-boggling filthpig area
  08/31/15
...
Talking dysfunction mad cow disease
  09/12/15
i happen to have solid information that *briefcase full of j...
Talking dysfunction mad cow disease
  09/12/15
I'm getting 100k at least. DGAF about anything else.
dark cracking psychic
  09/12/15
Guess we will see. Folks still think the bonus scale will l...
beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national
  09/23/15
Static. Last year was viewed as a material change in compen...
Underhanded Laser Beams
  09/23/15
i love when you use the em-dash;)
Beta field antidepressant drug
  09/23/15
when was the last time there was certainty regarding global ...
Talking dysfunction mad cow disease
  09/23/15
Degrees of difference pumo brother. Of course it's never ce...
Underhanded Laser Beams
  10/20/15
Still predicting same scale as last year here
bull headed bonkers indian lodge
  09/27/15
T10 will remain the same as last year. Other firms which tr...
Dun stead
  09/27/15
bump. still thinking same scale as last year? we should kn...
beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national
  10/11/15
Same scale with some movement on and off DPW scale on the fr...
Rose range international law enforcement agency
  10/11/15
no chance it will tank right? do you have a throwaway ema...
insecure flushed base
  10/11/15
I don't have a working throwaway right now but poast yours a...
Rose range international law enforcement agency
  10/11/15
airspeakers at gmail dot com
insecure flushed base
  10/11/15
Got it
Rose range international law enforcement agency
  10/11/15
Shlomo.goldstein@kasowitz.com
Arousing Shrine
  10/11/15
...
Underhanded Laser Beams
  10/20/15
...
Underhanded Laser Beams
  10/20/15
5 weeks till we find out brothers. Now we may also get a sa...
beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national
  10/24/15
Kansas City to 125k!
Razzle-dazzle Saffron Church
  10/24/15
So if salaries go up 30K for first years, is it just a 30K b...
Mind-boggling filthpig area
  10/25/15
2 weeks folks and then we get the good $$$$$$$ news
beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national
  11/11/15


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Date: April 26th, 2015 10:57 AM
Author: beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national

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: beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national

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: Salmon Adventurous Fanboi

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: beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national

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: garnet jet-lagged degenerate gaming laptop

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: insecure flushed base



(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: big brilliant parlor indirect expression

*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: Rose range international law enforcement agency

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: beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national

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: Dun stead

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: stirring rebellious theatre

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: Razzle-dazzle Saffron Church

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: lemon center boltzmann

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: stirring rebellious theatre

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: Razzle-dazzle Saffron Church

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: learning disabled ivory lodge

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: walnut address

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: Talking dysfunction mad cow disease



(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: bull headed bonkers indian lodge

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: Rose range international law enforcement agency



(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: stirring rebellious theatre



(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: lemon center boltzmann

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: flickering cheese-eating site legal warrant

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: twisted carnelian rigpig



(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: Mind-boggling filthpig area

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: Talking dysfunction mad cow disease



(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: Talking dysfunction mad cow disease

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: dark cracking psychic

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: beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national

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: Underhanded Laser Beams

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: Beta field antidepressant drug

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: Talking dysfunction mad cow disease

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: Underhanded Laser Beams

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: bull headed bonkers indian lodge

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: Dun stead

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: beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national

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: Rose range international law enforcement agency

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: insecure flushed base

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: Rose range international law enforcement agency

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: insecure flushed base

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: Rose range international law enforcement agency

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: Arousing Shrine

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: Underhanded Laser Beams



(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: Underhanded Laser Beams



(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: beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national

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: Razzle-dazzle Saffron Church

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: Mind-boggling filthpig area

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: beady-eyed unholy dingle berry national

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

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