Is it standard NY Big Law to do $100/class year to your PA as a holiday bonus? Seems crazy high once you become a 4th, 5th, 6th year...

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My firm is $100/class year, plus $50. But we pool the gifts across our office support staff and secretaries, so it's a little bit easier to justify in my mind.

That being said, the partners should be paying this.

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I think most people top out at $500. My assistant is the best, so I kept going.

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Everyone likes to say it is, but I don't actually see it. I did less than that for my assistant last year and she was very appreciative. I get the feeling with hoteling some people are doing far less.

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I do and would go out of my way to avoid staffing associates if I heard they hadn't.

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Doesn't bother me one way or another how they feel about it, I just don't want to work with them.

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Take away 3 zero’s off of your salary.

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