The bonuses they just announced are on top of the bonuses from last year (I think DPW started) that are getting paid out in April, as opposed to late 2021 for most firms. 2013. Posts: 894. Joined: Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:29 am. Re: Milbank/Davis Polk/Cravath Scale: NYC to 215-415k. by 2013 » Thu Mar 24, 2022 11:54 pm. The New York Times in 1986 called the Cravath "perhaps the most prestigious law firm in the country" when it raised starting salaries to $65,000. Later in the same article, it's noted that Cravath had already been outdone on a $10,000 clerkship bonus—one that it created—by Davis Polk, which extended the payment to a wider swathe of candidates.