Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Apr 18, 2022)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
“Slaughter and May Ups Associate Pay,” Law.com International
“Transactions Work Boosts Katten Muchin Revenue, Bumps PEP Past $2M Mark,” American Lawyer
“Mintz Sees 27.6% Net Income Growth, Crosses $2 Million in PEP for First Time,” American Lawyer
“Leaning Into 'on Fire' Industries, Revenue Up 22%, Profits Up 30% at Ropes & Gray,” American Lawyer
“Upticks in Partner Billing, Associate Rates Prompt Shift to ALSPs,” The American Lawyer
“Law firms increasingly offer title of partner to lure lateral associates,” ABA Journal
“'Burying the Hatchet': Law Firms Find Good Reason to Court 'Boomerang' Partners,” The American Lawyer
“Big Law Firms Are Making Fortune 500 Revenues,” Law.com International
“Legal Workers Are Expecting Pay Raises This Year. And Some Will Quit Over It,” The American Lawyer
“Am Law Partners Opt for Early Retirement Amid Surging Profits and Looming Office Returns,” The American Lawyer
“Building Up or Building Out? Big Law Takes Both Approaches in 2022,” The American Lawyer
“Like Coastal Elites, Midwest Firms Rode Wave of Demand, Surging to Revenue Highs,” The American Lawyer
“Prosecutors wanted: District attorneys struggle to recruit and retain lawyers,” Reuters
“Nearly 50 More Lawyers Departed Phila. DA's Office in Less Than 5 Months After November 2021,” The Legal Intelligencer
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