Monday BigLaw Merry-Go-Round (Feb 20, 2023)
Recent reports on lateral hires, financial data, salaries, and hiring trends in BigLaw.
"Big Law Is Gaining Ground in New Markets Inch-by-Inch This Year," The American Lawyer
"As Law Firms Push Aggressive Rate Increases, Clients Have Room to Negotiate," The American Lawyer
"Is the Talent War Over?," The American Lawyer
"This Law Firm Sued Its Former Associates for Missing Their Billable Hour Targets – And Won," Law.com
"Are U.K. Law Firms Also Going to Make Job Cuts?," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms Turn to Layoffs Amid Slowing Demand," Wall Street Journal
"Legal Ops Teams Targeted For Layoffs Amid Cost-Cutting Efforts," Law.com
"Procopio Lays Off 3% of Attorneys and Staff, Citing Continued Economic Headwinds,"The American Lawyer
"Productivity, Profitability Decline in 2022, While Expenses Outpace Revenue Growth,"The American Lawyer
"'We Knew It Would Get Worse Before It Got Better': Law Firm Profitability Index Hits New Low," The American Lawyer
"Law firms' demand slump deepened at the end of 2022. Is a rebound coming?," Reuters
"Market Uncertainties Didn't Slow Down Lateral Partner Moves in 2022. Will they in 2023?," The American Lawyer
"Law Firms Will 'Drill Down' on Taming Expenses in 2023," The American Lawyer
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