Quin Emanuel is making its naughty and nice list. Those who were naughty are getting a lump of coal, and those that were nice are getting a bonus – in some cases a very nice bonus.
Bonuses are being paid by class depending on the number of hours billed. To qualify for the smallest bonus, an associate needs to have 2000 hours. At 2100 hours, associates hit the Cravath bonus scale, but it doesn’t stop there. Bonus go up again at 2400 hours, 2600 hours, and those that managed to bill 2800+ hours will get an even bigger bump. In this economy? Did anyone actually find 2800 billable hours? Presumably, the firm wouldn’t offer bonuses for that level without having some earners, so congratulations to any Quinn Emanuel associate earning the top chart bonuses – now take a day off!
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP was founded in 1986 by John B. Quinn. It is headquartered in Los Angeles, with major offices in San Francisco, the Silicon Valley, and New York.
Ya, there were 2800 billers. QE is very busy. My only gripe is that people billing 1800-1900 got nothing. I understand they won’t make partner, but 1800 hours billed is still a lot of money for the top brass and I think they deserve some respect.