Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Apr 25, 2022)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Law Firms Are Struggling With Staff Shortages. Competitive Pay Alone Won't Help," The American Lawyer
"Which law firms are tops for flexibility? For culture? Yale Law Women releases 2022 findings," ABA Journal
"'The Nature of the Beast': Lateral Group Moves Gain More Momentum," The American Lawyer
"What's Significant About $5B and $6B Law Firms?," The American Lawyer
"Cooley Sets June Return Without In-Office Requirements, With Vaccine Mandate," The American Lawyer
"Cooley to let many attorneys work remotely under office return plan," Reuters
"Signing Bonuses and Associate Hiring Cool Down, as Law Firms Prioritize 'Quality Over Quantity'," The Recorder
"Amid Consolidation, Middle Market Firms Face 'Convergence of Pressures' That Threaten Growth," The American Lawyer
"'Playing Catchup': Partner Promotions Back on the Rise as Profit Margins Swell," The American Lawyer
"Baker Donelson Sees 2% Revenue Growth Amid Decrease in Attorneys," Daily Report
"With Strong Demand Across Practices, RPL Up 17.1%, PEP Up 18.9% at Hunton Andrews Kurth," American Lawyer
"Leveraging Tech, Innovation and Hybrid Work, Holland & Hart Boosted Partner Profits 30%," American Lawyer
"Kramer Levin Reverses Two-Year Slide to Reach Record Revenue and Profit," American Lawyer
"Vinson & Elkins Hires New Global Diversity Head From Sidley Austin," Texas Lawyer
"ABA Releases Class Of 2021 Jobs Data: Full-Credit Jobs Rate Is 83.0%, Up From 77.4% Last Year," TaxProf Blog
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