Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Apr 28, 2025)

Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.

• "Big Law's $245,000 Pay Blunts Student Worries Over Trump Attacks," Bloomberg Law

• "Despite Losing Ground in Am Law 100 Revenue Rankings, DC-Focused Law Firms Saw Financial Gains," The National Law Journal

• "From Hello To Hired In 8 Weeks: Lateral Moves Pick Up Speed," Law360

• "Big Law Partner, Associate Billing Rates Continue to Climb: Report," The American Lawyer

• "How Big Law Partner Pay Outran Associate Salaries in a Flash," Bloomberg Law

• "For Big Law Firms Making Deals with Trump, Effect on Partner Recruiting May Be Muted, For Now," The American Lawyer

• "Why Big Law Firms Aren't Standing Together Against Trump's Assault," The New York Times

• "Will Trump Deals Change BigLaw's Pro Bono Work?" Law360

• "Trump Targets Probationary Reviews for Federal Workers in Order," Bloomberg Law

• "Pro Bo-No! The Tarnishing of Big Law Firm's Human Side," The American Lawyer

• "Associates Feel Partners' Absence In Return To Office," Law360

• "As Pool of Law Firm Associates Shrinks, GCs Rethink How — and Whom — They Hire," Corporate Counsel

• "Environmental lawyers get ready to pounce on Trump's energy deregulation moves," Reuters

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