Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Aug 1, 2022)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Pay Rises for Nearly Every In-House Legal Position as Companies Focus on Retention," Corporate Counsel
"Bonus growth boosts pay for top U.S. company lawyers, survey says," Reuters
"In Retrospect, the Falloff in Big Law Pro Bono Last Year Seems Inevitable. Is a Comeback This Year Equally Inevitable?," Litigation Daily
"Law firms shift focus toward litigation hires as deal work cools," Reuters
"'We Don't Really Have a Strategy': Law Firms Still Grappling With Rising Pay," Law.com
"The 2022 A-List: Top 20 Firms," The American Lawyer
"Lawyers Expect Growing Litigation From AI Hiring Tools Violating Discrimination Laws," Legaltech News
"Job Market for 2021 Law School Grads the 'Strongest Ever,' NALP Reports," Law.com
"Law school graduate employment hit 15-year high for class of 2021," Reuters
"Pay for 2021 law grads is at all-time high as percentage of BigLaw jobs increases, NALP says," ABA Journal
"The Job Market Is Really, Really Good For Recent Law School Grads," Above the Law
"Class Of 2021 Law Grads See Record High Employment," Law360
"Job Market for Class of 2021 Law Graduates Was One of the Strongest on Record," NALP
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