Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Nov. 2, 2015)

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

• "Law Firms Embracing Metrics in Calculating Partner Compensation," Legaltech News

• "Expecting M&A uptick, Baker Botts adds 25 Houston lawyers, wants 25 more in 2016," ABA Journal

• "Dentons cuts 'a very small number of administrative positions' after US merger," ABA Journal

• "Big Texas Firms Face New Competitors at Home," The American Lawyer

• "Bar Results Leave 'Drought' But Firms Likely Unaffected," The Legal Intelligencer

• "Tips for Becoming an Invaluable Rainmaker," Daily Business Review