Is there such a thing as a signing bonus when a firm poaches an associate?

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Yes the poacher and poachee both get bonuses

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What does a firm usually look for when they’re poaching someone?

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$25k for poacher and poachee

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Don’t count on it unless you have an ace up your sleeve. I almost left my firm last fall but the new firm had a policy against signing bonuses. I was trying to mitigate losing my year end bonus (which turned out to be $20k).

Depending on time of year, some firms will pay you the bonus you would have got had you stayed at your old firm.

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