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Law Firm Signing Bonuses For Federal District And Appellate Court Clerkships Have Increased To $125,000-$180,000

Paul Caron
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Above the Law, No. 2 Biglaw Firm In America Increases Its Bonuses — For Law Clerks!:

Numerous sources tell us that Latham & Watkins — a firm that brought in $7,000,000,000 gross revenue in 2024, putting it at No. 2 on the Am Law 100 — has increased its signing bonus for all federal district and appellate court clerkships to $125,000. For a second qualifying clerkship, the firm offers an additional $25,000, for a total signing bonus of $150,000. …

So, which other firms are offering six-figure bonuses to former clerks? Hueston Hennigan offers a market-leading $180,000 bonus (Opens in a new window) to federal clerks who join the firm. 

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Paul Caron
Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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