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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are there really big law firms that give the full bonus if you only hit your prorated hours? I have heard of you make the non-prorated amount they’ll give the full bonus, but ya if you worked 1300 instead of 2000 you get a prorated bonus. [/quote]

Yes. DH is at a big law firm in DC, and for both his paternity leaves he hit his prorated hours target but not the regular target, and he received his full bonus for his respective graduation year.  That being said, maybe this year, because of the pandemic, OP’s firm is looking for ways to trim the fat. Yes, I know there were special bonuses this year and firms did well overall, but I think firms often try to save money on things that they think aren’t public and can’t easily be compared...i.e., they’ll do it with something like this where it looks like a case-by-case basis and not on something like a pandemic special bonus, where all their associates will put them on ATL and they’ll look collectively cheap.

I’m sorry to OP though, that really stinks. [/quote]

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