Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Feb. 1, 2016)

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

• "Reed Smith Lays Off 45 Lawyers, Additional Staff," The Legal Intelligencer

• "Increasing diversity is 'long game' for Grand Rapids Bar Association and GR law firms," Grand Rapids

• "Legal Industry Still Lagging, But Forward-Thinking Firms Are Thriving," Corporate Counsel

• "Positive US Jobs Report Extends to Legal Industry" The American Lawyer
  • "US Legal Sector Gains 1,200 Jobs in December" Bloomberg BNA
  • "10,000 jobs were added to the legal sector in 2015," ABA Journal

• "Why Lawyers Need To Learn Basic Marketing Practices More Than Ever Before," Forbes