Everything’s coming up green for associates and counsel at Vinson & Elkins and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld.

Both BigTex firms, following a market move by many large New York City firms, will pay spring bonuses in May to associates and counsel who received 2010 year-end bonuses. Neither Texas firm has paid spring bonuses before. Most large Texas firms did pay 2010 year-end bonuses to associates.