Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Feb 12, 2018)

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

• "Citi Report: Strong Fourth Quarter Report Pushes 2017 Financials Past 2016 Results," The American Lawyer

• "Cooley's Gross Revenue Crosses Billion-Dollar Mark," The American Lawyer

• "Andrews Kurth, Hunton & Williams Leaders Sign Off on Merger Deal," The American Lawyer

• "Clark Hill, Strasburger & Price Latest Law Firms to Talk Tie-Up," The American Lawyer

• "Staff Buyouts Don't Augur Layoffs, Arnold & Porter Says," The National Law Journal

• "Akin Gump Boosts Partner Profits as Deals, Lobbying Spur Gains," The American Lawyer

• "Big four accounting firms well positioned to move in on big law," Canadian Lawyer

• "Legal Sector Jobs Down in January," The American Lawyer

• "'We do not want a school-like culture' — Slaughters shakes up associate appraisals and drops performance scores," Law.com