Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Apr 12, 2021)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Kirkland Set to Stay on Top After More Than 16% Rise in Revenue and Profits," The American Lawyer
"Elite New York Firms' 2020 Financial Performance Furthers Strategic Advantage," The American Lawyer
"Jones Day Recruits Another Big Batch of Supreme Court Law Clerks," National Law Journal
"Will Southeast Am Law Firms Pay Cravath?," Daily Report
"Hogan Lovells US Associates, Counsel Could Receive $64,000 In Special COVID Bonuses," Law.com International
"Texas Firms Starting to Announce Special Associate Bonus Programs," Texas Lawyer
"Law Firm Merger Talks Heat Up as Pandemic Increases Pressure to Scale," The American Lawyer
"Millennial Lawyers Are Finding Fewer Barriers to Exit Big Law and Go Solo," Daily Report
"Legal Jobs Down Slightly in March Amid Associate Hiring, Administrative Cuts," The American Lawyer
"As Law Firms Hire More GCs, Once-Clear Lines Are Blurring," The American Lawyer
"West Coast Boutique Launches Fellowship to Bridge 'Gap' Among First-Generation Attorneys," The American Lawyer
"Profits Surge at Clark Hill, Fueled by Cybersecurity, Financial Services and Government Relations," The American Lawyer
"DLA Piper Offers Extra Pay or Holiday as COVID Reward," Law.com International
"Ashurst Profits and Top Pay Dropped During "Year of Consolidation", LLPs Show," Law.com International
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