What sort of signing bonuses are laterals seeing these days? Biglaw, market scale firm.

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0 to 100k

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Depends on the need of the hire, the experience of the hire etc. Right now real estate is the hotness other areas are starting to cool.

When I was interviewing at Troutman Pepper about two or three months ago the signing bonus was between 50-75k. Not sure what firms are doing now.

Back when it was Troutman Sanders, that would have been nearly unheard of. Looks like the merger has been beneficial for comp lol

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Funds or lev fin - mid to senior with strong credentials - 50-150
Capital markets - nada
M&A and tax - if strong credentials 25-75
Exec comp- 25-50 (maybe more if senior)
Litigation - if strong credentials, maybe 25-50? If hold out till fall/winter - litigation will be what M&A was in Q2 2021

I got 15k sign on from an am200 - cap markets

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