Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Aug 5, 2016)

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

• "Midlevel Associates Are Happier Than Ever," The American Lawyer

• "Ranking: Top Firms for Midlevel Associate Satisfaction," The American Lawyer

• "A New Wave of Legal Rebels," ABA Journal

• "In $100M Suit, Partner Alleges 'All-Male Dictatorship' at Chadbourne," Law.com

• "Female Lawyer's Gender-Bias Suit Challenges Law Firm Pay Practices," The New York Times

• "Hidden in Plain Sight: Where Big Law Can Look To Address Its Gender Problems," Law.com

• "Another IP Firm Dissolves as Andrews Kurth Absorbs Kenyon Lawyers," Law.com

• "Kenyon Lays Off Staff, Associates After Andrews Kurth Deal," Law.com

• "Kenyon's Closure Follows Trend of Disappearing IP Boutiques in NYC," New York Law Journal

• "Andrews Kurth, Kenyon & Kenyon Vote to Merge, Not a Done Deal," Law.com

• "Publicly Traded British Law Firm Sees Gross Revenue Growth," The American Lawyer

• "Midwest Report: A Regional Analysis," The National Law Journal

• "9 Best Cities for Women in Major Law Firms," ALM

• "DC Firm Finances See Lag Amid Election Year Doldrums," The National Law Journal