Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Aug. 17, 2015)

Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.

• "Firm Partnership Ranks at K&L Gates Being Trimmed," The Legal Intelligencer
  • "K&L Gates chairman says partner departures are consistent with firm's 'performance culture," ABA Journal
  • "Where Have All the K&L Gates Partners Gone?," The Legal Intelligencer

• "The 2015 Legal Times 150 and DC 25," The National Law Journal

• "Mergers Shake Up List of Largest DC Law Offices: Covington & Burling claims top spot for second year in a row, and Morgan Lewis joins the Big Four," The National Law Journal

• "Are Law Firms Failing African Americans?," NALP Bulletin

• "Have we reached the end of the partnership model?," ABA Journal