Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Aug 7, 2017)

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

• "Employment Rate for New Law School Graduates Rises As the Overall Number of Jobs, Class Size, Continue to Shrink," NALP

• "Big Law Associate Hiring Picked Up For Class of 2016," The American Lawyer

• "Thanks to shrinking class sizes, a greater percentage of new law grads find employment," ABA Journal

• "Jobs & JDs Class of 2016," NALP

• "Hit or Miss: The Associate Salary Hike, One Year Later," The American Lawyer

• "Three Thoughts in Hiring Non-Attorney Laterals," The Recorder

• "Microsoft Announces Plans to Nearly Phase Out Billable Hour," Bloomberg Law

• "This Year, Fewer but Better-Paid Summer Associates," Law.com

• "New Laws Block Job Interview Pay Questions. What If It Comes Up Anyways?," The Recorder

• "Baker McKenzie's Revenue, Profits Nudge Up Amid Global Uncertainty," The American Lawyer

• "Stepping Up: The 2017 GC Compensation Survey," Corporate Counsel

• "With Better Pay, and Fewer Options, Associates Stay Put at Their Firms," New York Law Journal

• "A Law Firm for the Millennial Generation: An 'Edgy' Miami Firm Dares to Be Different," The American Lawyer