Cravath, known for its distinguished stature in Biglaw compensation, has historically lagged in clerkship bonuses compared to its counterparts. While litigation boutiques and select Bigl… Read More

New research has found that the path to a US Supreme Court clerkship has lengthened over the past two decades, with over 80% of the 36 clerks hired for the upcoming October 2023 term having… Read More

This was a very impressive placement for this particular candidate! Typically, it is difficult to place federal magistrate clerks, as magistrate court clerkships are not considered as presti… Read More

Summary: Susman Godfrey is bringing back the sign-on bonuses in order to bring the best candidates to their team. Susman Godfrey is already a unique law firm in that they generally only hir… Read More

With a hunch that the provocative title a NYT editor crafted might raise eyebrows, I nevertheless found the substance of this discussion interesting, and certainly risk radar worthy: &ldquo… Read More

Summary: Susman Godfrey’s 2017 year-end bonuses beat the Cravath scale.  Houston-based law firm, Susman Godfrey, announced Monday that it will pay its associates a year-end bonus… Read More