Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Apr 27, 2020)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"As Workforce Scatters, Onus Falls on Practice Group Leaders to Keep Firm Culture Intact," The American Lawyer
"Finding COVID-19 Impact 'More Prolonged' Than Expected, Husch Blackwell Adds Layoffs, Furloughs, Pay Cuts," The American Lawyer
"McDermott Professional Staff Among Latest Hit by COVID-19 Cuts," The American Lawyer
"Goodwin Procter Lays Off Business Services Professionals," The American Lawyer
"In More Expense Trimming, Ogletree Cuts Pay for All Lawyers and Some Staff," Daily Report
"Pandemic VIII: Law firm transitions," Law21
"As Firms Scramble for Cash, Banks' Phones Are Ringing Off the Hook," The American Lawyer
"Arnold & Porter Resists Pay Cuts as COVID-19 Crisis Follows Revenue Dip," The National Law Journal
"Dentons Joins In Compensation Cuts, But Vows It Won't Abandon US Growth Strategy," The American Lawyer
"Labor-Focused Seyfarth Cuts Salaries, Partner Draws, Furloughs Staff," The American Lawyer
"Shearman Offers Sabbaticals on 30% Pay While Reed Smith Takes More Measures," Law.com International
"Clifford Chance Defers Partner Distributions in Virus Response," Law.com International
"Dentons Paris Cuts Associate Pay, Staff Hours and Spending in Response to COVID-19," Law.com International
"Dentons' UK and Middle East Arm Furloughs Over 100 Staff, Withholds Distributions," Law.com International
"Australian Law Firms Share and Cooperate on COVID-19 Response," Law.com International
"The 2020 Am Law 100: Ranked by Gross Revenue," The American Lawyer
"The Am Law 100 Found Success in 2019. Will It Be Enough in 2020?," The American Lawyer
"From the Editor: What the 2019 Numbers Tell Us About Managing Through 2020," The American Lawyer
"The 2020 Am Law 100: Ranked by Compensation-All Partners," The American Lawyer
"Straight to the Top: The Super Rich Drove Nearly All the Am Law 100's Profits Growth," The American Lawyer
"The 2020 Am Law 100: At a Glance," The American Lawyer
"The 2020 Am Law 100: Ranked by Revenue Per Lawyer," The American Lawyer
"Does the Am Law 100 Even Matter Right Now?," The American Lawyer
"Are Gender Pay Gaps Worse for General Counsel at the Largest Corporate Legal Departments?," Corporate Counsel
"NY Firms' Promotions Rose Over Last Year, As Did Share of Female New Partners," New York Law Journal
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