Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Mar 23, 2020)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"With Economy on the Brink, Will the Lateral Partner Market Dry Up?," The American Lawyer
"Lawyer suspended for boosting law school grades in Williams & Connolly application," ABA Journal
"Summer Associate Hiring Was Strong, but COVID-19 Prompts Uncertainty Ahead," Law.com
"Firms shrank summer associate classes in 2019 and coronavirus leaves 2020 uncertain — NALP," Thomson Reuters
"NALP report shows historically high offer rate for summer associates; what's to come?," ABA Journal
"Entry Level Law Firm Recruiting Up, But Uncertainty Prevails," Bloomberg Law
"New State Order Means All Law Firm Offices Must Close," The Legal Intelligencer
"Troutman and Pepper Postpone Merger Date Amid Coronavirus Outbreak," The American Lawyer
"Law Society Joins Latham, Cleary and Others In Remote-Working Push," Law.com
"As COVID-19 Spreads, How Effective Are Partial and Voluntary Remote Work Policies?," The American Lawyer
"Predicting 3-Month Interruption Over COVID-19, Judiciary Requests $7 Million in Emergency Funds," The National Law Journal
"COVID-19 reaction: Law offices shutter and solo litigators try to stay afloat with remote work," Law Times, Canada
"Early Reports: The 2020 Am Law 100/200 Firm Financials,"The American Lawyer
"Will BigLaw Pass COVID-19's Test On Working From Home?," Law360
"Paul Weiss Mobilizes Army of Lawyers to Help Navigate Coronavirus Relief," The American Lawyer
"Lawyers Are Working From Home as Coronavirus Spreads-But How's Business?," Connecticut Law Tribune
"For Legal Services Industry, Europe Travel Ban Brings Little Disruption," LegalTech News
"Working From Home Under Virus Lockdown? French Firms Have Got This," Law.com International
"For Some Practices, Coronavirus Uncertainty Is Bringing a Spike in Demand," The American Lawyer
"Ballard Spahr Held Revenue Flat Last Year as Partnership Contracted," The Legal Intelligencer
"Katten Sees Revenue Climb Despite 'Sluggish' Start and Partner Exits," The American Lawyer
"Kirkland's Reign Continues as Firm Hits $4 Billion in Revenue," The American Lawyer
"Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner Sees Returns Dip in First Full Year After Combo," The American Lawyer
"IP, Products Liability and Political Law Pushed Perkins Coie Toward Growth in 2019," The American Lawyer
"Amid Energy Investment Slowdown, Thompson & Knight Feels Revenue, Profit Pinch in 2019," Texas Lawyer
"Fried Frank Extends Growth Streak With Double-Digit Revenue, Profit Gains," New York Law Journal
"Fish & Richardson Sees Revenue and Profits Jump as Head Count Slips," The American Lawyer
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