Raise question. Just finished first year at new firm. 10 year attorney. Former solo that joined larger advertising PI firm. 3-4 of the 10 years experience are in PI but only one exclusively in litigation. I am on litigation side. Lots of trial experience in former practice area. Compensation is currently 125k base, 3% quarterly bonus once I surpass about 60k in fees. Yearly review -About 1mil in fees but only about 150k self generated. What should I ask for in terms of raise?

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Base salary bumps are nice but in the plaintiff world it’s all about the bonuses. I’d ask for a higher quarterly percentage

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