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Paul Hastings, Sheppard Mullin provide special bonuses to staff and paralegals
As many large firms continue to reward young lawyers for their work in the past year, Paul Hastings and Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton are also providing special bonuses to staff. According to memos obtained by the American Lawyer, full-time and part-time support staff, paralegals and other timekeepers at Paul Hastings will receive $1,500 or the equivalent in local currency at the end of April, and staff and paralegals at Shepard Mullin will receive a bonus equal to one week’s pay June 25. Sheppard Mullin Chief Operating Officer Ted Tinson told the publication that “staff deserve the same level of benefit that the rest of the firm is seeing from their hard work.” (The American Lawyer)