Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. But now the firm has responded to pressure by announcing prorated bonuses to their first-years, according to Above the Law. The memo also indicates that the base salary changes will go into effect July 1, … Subscribe and get breaking news, commentary, and opinions on law firms, lawyers, law schools, lawsuits, judges, and more. • Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, paying market-rate year-end bonuses with an hourly requirement, along with bonuses ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 for extraordinary performance. Akin Gump partners Jaelyn Edwards Judelson and Estela Diaz discuss the firm's online sessions for minority law students that center on breaking into Big Law … Allen & Overy has acquired Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld's Project Finance and Renewables Practice to launch its West Coast office. According to preliminary data, the firm posted $1.208 billion in 2020 gross revenue, up 6.5% in its 11th straight yearly revenue increase. 2020. When Akin Gump first-year associates found out they wouldn’t be getting bonuses about two months ago, they weren’t happy. Leading off, Akin Gump’s practice mix helped it post revenue and profit gains last year, even as the pandemic slammed the general economy. A team of 19 lawyers, Join Over 800,000 Attorneys and Law Students! (Above the Law, Law.com, Law360) That Akin, Gump is a highly political firm is attested to by its fundraising: for example, in the 1990 election cycle—through both individual donations and the firm's political-action committee—it gave more money to federal candidates than any other law firm in the country, according to an analysis by the Center for Responsive Politics. ... (Above the Law, the … A spokesperson for Akin Gump confirmed that the memo acquired by Above The Law is accurate. An example is Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, which is paying an extra $5,000 to $25,000 for extraordinary performance. Above The Law In your inbox. Akin Gump was a founding member of the Law Firm Antiracism Alliance, which seeks to leverage the resources of the signatory firms in partnership with outside legal services organizations to amplify the voices of communities and individuals oppressed by racism, to better use the law to seek change that benefits communities of color, and to promote racial equity in the law. We are currently seeking a full-time candidate to join the growing Political Law practice group as a Paralegal (Political Law). The firm also paid fall bonuses at the special bonus scale. (Washington, D.C.) - As part of its ongoing efforts to foster an inclusive and equitable workplace, Akin Gump is proud to announce two significant enhancements to the firm's family-support policies: a substantial expansion of parental and family leave for its U.S. business services staff, and the launch of a new adoption, surrogacy and fertility resource, WINFertility.