Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Aug 28, 2023)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Leverage technology, not lawyers," Jordan Furlong
"Big Law's AI Challenge Drives New Conversation About Training," Bloomberg Law
"Leveraging Lateral Partner Recruiting Strategies in a Down Market," Law.com
"In Current Market, Billing Discipline 'More Critical Than Ever'," The American Lawyer
"Top 10 Biglaw Firm Threatens To Dock Bonuses By Up To 50% For Late Timesheets," Above the Law
"2023 Could Turn Out All Right, If Law Firms Can Collect on What They're Owed," The American Lawyer
"Prepare to Communicate More Law Firm Leadership Transitions," New York Law Journal
"The 5 Top Law Firm Business Development Trends of 2023," Law.com
"How to Manage Partner Compensation Expectations in a Challenging Year," The American Lawyer
"Latest US Firm Shrinks China Presence as Latham Closes in Shanghai," The American Lawyer
"Ailing Firms Value Independence, Autonomy Over Survival, Delaying Vital Merger Talks," The American Lawyer
"A&O Shearman: The Compelling but Unspoken Rationale," The American Lawyer
"US law firms face continued financial challenges after productivity declines: new report," Reuters
"Law Firms Are Still Grasping for the 'Other Side' of Uncertainty," The American Lawyer
"Biglaw Firms Have Too Many Lawyers With Attorney Productivity At An Historic Low," Above the Law
"The Law Firm Disrupted: Costs For Professionals Are Rising, But Are They Still Undervalued?," Law.com
"The High Art of Keeping Big Law Worker Bees Pleased (Or at Least Pleased Enough Not to Leave)," The AmLaw Litigation Daily
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