Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Feb 10, 2025)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Should lawyers get billable-hour credit for time off? It should be encouraged, ABA House says, but not before debate," ABA Journal
"Retention, Development and 'Empowering Teams': This Am Law 200 Firm's Newest Practice Leader Says Objectives Haven't Changed," The American Lawyer
"As American Firms Retreat, Will Loyal UK Firms Regain Asia Market Share?" Law.com International
"Legal Job Satisfaction Up, Less Turnover Expected, Study Says," Law360
"Big Four Shun Return-to-Office Push, Stick With Hybrid Instead," Bloomberg Law
"Government attorneys are scrambling to leave the federal workforce," ABA Journal
"'A Shock to the System': Some Government Attorneys Are Forced Out, While Others Weigh Job Options," The National Law Journal
"What Happens When Lateral Partners' Guaranteed Compensation Ends?" The American Lawyer
"How Some Elite Law Firms Are Growing Equity Partner Ranks Faster Than Others," The American Lawyer
"'None of Us Like It': How Expedited Summer Associate Recruiting Affects Law Students and the Firms Hiring Them," The American Lawyer
"The 'Cruel' Recruiting Timeline," NALP
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