For the past few weeks, everyone in the Biglaw world has been up in arms over which bonus scale their firms would follow. Would it be the generous Simpson Thacher scale, or the even more bounteous Davis Polk scale? Thanks to Sullivan & Cromwell’s adoption of the DPW scale, firms across the country have readjusted their bonus scales to make the appropriate match. Speaking generally, associates seem to be very, very happy.

But what’s going on at smaller firms? What do their bonuses look like? They may not be getting six-figure bonus checks like senior associates at large law firms, but sometimes, the person handing over the bonus check is bonus enough to make lawyers feel like they’re living large.

This is exactly what happened at one California firm this past Friday, when Dr. Dre showed up unexpectedly to hand out holiday cash to every single person at King Holmes Paterno & Berliner LLP, from paralegals to associates to partners.

In case you’re not familiar with KHPB, it’s served as legal counsel to Dre for about two decades, and recently assisted the rapper in Apple’s $3 billion dollar acquisition of Beats By Dre. Here’s the scoop on Dre’s bonus bonanza at KHPB, courtesy of Vibe:

The billionaire music mogul celebrated the holidays with his legal team in a colossal way this year. D-R-E, aka Andre Young, showed yet another display of philanthropy yesterday (Dec. 12) when he gave personal holiday bonuses to all 43 staff members at King, Holmes, Paterno & Berliner, LLP. While higher-ups received larger checks, the hip-hop icon even cut $10K bonuses to staff members who were not directly contracted to his deals.

It ain’t nothin’ but a G thang baaabay, here’s a pic so you don’t think we’re craaazay:

KHPB will still be giving out its own year-end bonuses to attorneys and staff next week. This is one firm where everyone is going to have a happy holiday season.

We’re certain no one at King Holmes Paterno & Berliner will ever forget about Dre.

Exclusive: Dr. Dre Blesses L.A. Law Firm With Healthy Holiday Bonus Checks [Vibe]