Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Apr 14, 2025)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Canadian lawyers moving to US less, but it's not about politics, says recruiter," Canadian Lawyer
"Law Firm Mergers Lag Amid Political, Economic Uncertainties," Law360
"BigLaw firms slow down recruiting and hiring amid changing political landscape," ABA Journal
"Law students say they want to work for the firms standing up to Trump," Politico
"The key ingredients to a successful lateral move: firms get a rainmaker, lawyers get needed support," Canadian Lawyer
"Redefining the 'Art of the Deal': How Law Firms Caught in the Sociopolitical Storm Can Adapt," The American Lawyer
"Deputy AG's Memo Bars Justice Department Attorneys From ABA Event Participation," Law.com
"Trump Freed to Fire Federal Workers as Court Pauses Hold," Bloomberg Law
"Law firm Paul Weiss's pro bono leader resigns after Trump deal," Reuters
"I Quit Skadden When It Gave Trump the Wheel to Steer Pro Bono," Bloomberg Law
"The Law Firm Disrupted: Trump Makes Pro Bono Work A Big Story," Law.com
"Supreme Court Backs Trump for Now on Federal Worker Firings," Bloomberg Law
"Justice Dept. Lawyers Are Struggling to Defend Trump's Policies in Court," The New York Times
"DOJ Aims to Staff Up 'Priority Work' on Antisemitism, Title IX," Bloomberg Law
"Pro Bono Partnerships Strengthen Courts, Communities, Country," Bloomberg Law
"Trump Talks Deal With Three Massive Law Firms as Others Fight," Bloomberg Law
"Growing List of Law Firms Seeks White House Deals, Hoping to Also Curtail EEOC Inquiries," The American Lawyer
"How Trump Is Putting Law Firms in a No-Win Situation," The New York Times
"Trump War on Big Law Exposes Wall Street Firms' Soft Underbelly," Bloomberg Law
"Some lawyers split with their firms over response to Trump's attacks," Reuters
"Hundreds of Big Law Partners Unite Amid Law Firm Silence on Trump," Law.com International
"Trump signs executive order targeting law firm Susman Godfrey," Reuters
"Jenner and Wilmer Point to Trump's Law Firm Deals in Bid to Block Executive Orders," Law.com International
"'They Give Me A Lot of Money': Trump Nods to Law Firm Deals in Coal Event," The American Lawyer
"Trump Says He'll Enlist Big Law Dealmakers for Coal, Tariffs," Bloomberg Law
"Trump Gets Millions in Pro Bono Work, But Details Still Fuzzy," Bloomberg Law
"Trump 'Has Plenty of Law Firms' Now, But Some Lawyers Are Leaving," The American Lawyer
"Trump says he may ask top law firms to work for free on US trade deals," Reuters
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